In Isolation
Where’s the connection without the relationship?
Where’s the trust without the communication?
People
Release date for Stories of Hope
This is a must have e-book, full of wonderful stories written by amazing writers
( I do have a story in there somewhere but not sure I would say I am an amazing writer but I am very humbled to have a story included)
I hope all of you across the world support the release of this book with all proceeds going to WWF Australian Wildlife and Nature recovery fund, and the Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund.
Thank you!
2.3 thousand upvotes on Reddit!
Keanu (one of my original reviewers)
35 books sold in an hour and some memorable moments with friends, colleagues and past students!
Breathe
A tangled chaos
A hodgepodge of debris
Left behind after the demolition
How can I measure the length of your piece of string
When will you finally show me the end
When can I breathe without difficulty
Publication date!
My inspiration -Otis paul
News Flash – publication date of my children’s book …… is……. 30th October 2019!!!!!!
More news to come.
A HUGE ‘thank you’ to all the amazing people who have given their support to this and a special ‘Thank you’ to Austin Macauley publishers for believing in my book.🥳
A big Hug to my wonderful grandson Otis who inspired me to write the book and inspires me everytime I see him XXX
Forgotten in the folds of time
Regeneration after the decline
Compliant figures leave dissatisfied
intimate voices receding
Into silence
as the rust attracts power
Containment was impossible whilst greed
controlled the minds
of constitutional beliefs
The burning
like a candle at both ends
arranged no compromise
Extermination continued
with an inevitable consequence
Be Brave
Native bee on a Magnolia
Homeless
without direction
Feeling distant with a surrounding barrier
invisible to those that cross
Wounded
without control
knocked out
for surrender
to the passion
that leads to destruction
Guilty of mistakes
that lead to fateful fears and tears
Dreams shattered
Lives connected
with soulful messages
to the collective
When the views of the population change the views of management change
Systems will change
Agreements can be made
Be brave
Biting off more than you can chew
The distinct smell of rainfall on parched ground
Delivers a sensory impression of spring blossom
Except-
The voices of summer
Contradict the slight coolness of a soft breeze
Raising the issue of illusion
Of the magician
That you were
Before
Taking it too far
‘Biting off more than you could chew’
Consuming all
Until all that was left was the mortuary
Of your soul
Old vs New
Be Brave
Contemplate the moment
Move forward
émigré
1961 migrant hostel – archival photo. This was what we lived in when we first arrived in Australia as migrants from England – not the happiest of times – I was 3 years old.
Coddiwomple (v.) Origin: English Slang Word. Definition: To travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination.
The communion of words
were not political reasoning –
Stilted conversation behind open doors
inappropriately described
The land of the White
girt by sea
The parental necessity to get away from their homeland
overtaking family considerations
and childhood fears
that have now lingered for years
Borrowed cultures
intertwined with superficial knowledge
Believers of so called truths
with hidden agendas
lurking within governmental control
watching and waiting for a non existent revolution
Life and Beyond 