Category: Poetry

  • The Parable of the Twins

    The Parable of the Twins

    The Parable of the Twins I came across this parable at the time my daughter was about to give birth to her first son and was enchanted by it. I had studied “The Republic” by Plato at Armidale Teachers’ College, and had learnt about a similar metaphor, that of The Cave, included in The Republic.…

  • A Love Sonnet by Ian Harry Wells

    A Love Sonnet by Ian Harry Wells

    The Preface by Ian: Aged over seventy and I fell in love, unexpected to say the least.  I will never forget the date; 31st October 2014, Halloween!  Is that prophetic?  More than twelve months have since passed and those feelings haven’t waned, they have intensified.  How to celebrate this situation?  After some thinking I came…

  • The Other Side: A Poem from Sydney

    The Other Side: A Poem from Sydney

    Balls Head Reserve, Sydney Harbour I recently lived for eighteen months on the north side, in Waverton. One of the precious finds across the bridge was Balls Head Reserve, flanked by Sydney Harbour on three sides. This Reserve of 23 acres of bushland with native flora and fauna, Aboriginal sites, and spectacular views, was first…

  • An ancient mystic: Rumi

    An ancient mystic: Rumi

    About Rumi Born June 03, 1207in بلخ / Balkh, Afghanistan Died August 20, 1273 From Wikipedia: Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Persian: مولانا جلال الدین محمد رومی), also known as Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Balḫī (Persian: محمد بلخى) or Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi, but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi, was a 13th century Persian…

  • Life is a Beach: a guest post by Ian Wells

    Life is a Beach: a guest post by Ian Wells

    Life is a Beach Have you heard the saying, Life is a beach? Have you ever strolled along a sandy shore? Scrunching wet sand deliciously between your toes? I have I’ve watched the spray fly, heard the waves pound marvelled at dolphins dancing enjoyed the birds’ aerobatic antics. I’ve felt the sting of the hot…

  • Poets In Praise of Love

    Poets In Praise of Love

    This beautiful poem fell upon my desk one morning out of the world wide web  : I am your moon and your moonlight too I am your flower garden and your water too I have come all this way, eager for you Without shoes or shawl I want you to laugh To kill all your…

  • Anthropos Rising

    Anthropos Rising

    The Anthropos is rising! The age-old, original man is coming to claim us from our shadow imitations of manhood! Patriarchal Man is dying! You know him well – the one who feeds on dominance over women and children – The one who lords it over other men, And who rapes even the earth itself in…