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The Storyteller

February 18, 2010 Stories
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Unshaved, unkempt,
black nails, black teeth
and an old, tattered coat.
You’d dismiss him as derelict
and walk straight past.
Yet when he spoke

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From Quiet Homes …

February 11, 2010 Reflections
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“From quiet homes and first beginning,
out to the undiscovered ends,
there’s nothing worth the wear of winning,
but laughter and the love of friends.”

Hilaire Belloc

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Stopped and Dropped

January 29, 2010 Reflections
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It’s strange how sometimes you can drop your bundle with something, and not really know why. For me, it’s been my “blogging bundle”.

Ok, so the month or two following…

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Serendipity

September 21, 2009 Journeys
Gems

I was going through some old files and came across a poem I wrote a number of years ago about the joy of chance encounters.

It was written after a…

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Evening Seashore

August 17, 2009 Reflections
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I drop back
letting the others and their voices
fade ahead of me.
This is not a talking place,
this beach -
I don’t even…

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Seasons

May 28, 2009 Journeys
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Cold crispness in the air,
autumn colours in the trees.
I can feel the seasons passing
like a river through my soul,
etching ever deeper
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Life

April 23, 2009 Journeys
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A great blog post on Barriers by Jeb Dickerson made me reflect on the wonderful journey that life is if we embrace its possibilities. If…

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