Laundry Day A sun damaged cloud, singed, scorched, burnt dry. Scrubbed, rinsed and hung out on barbed wire sky. Dark, tarnished raindrop our weeping earth’s tear. Buffed...
Tales of a City Trail
Laundry Day A sun damaged cloud, singed, scorched, burnt dry. Scrubbed, rinsed and hung out on barbed wire sky. Dark, tarnished raindrop our weeping earth’s tear. Buffed...
A while back the local paper published news of an innovative solution to bank holiday gridlock in the Lakes. Reaction was split; some said the Windermere cable car bid...
Drive Less Feel More Embrace the release of your mind from the wheel. Let the tips of your fi ngers touch light and not steel. Watch raindrops power into foil lake and...
Shrine Etiquette (Newly Acquired) Wash, bow, clap twice, wish. Ring the bell and offer thanks watch your worries float. We come across our first shrine en route to the...
While visiting La Clusaz we spent an evening at the village Patinoire or ice rink. Once a week in season they have a disco session. Well, it would have been rude not to...
Have you ever seen a night rainbow? The Lake District recently created one, or in fact seven. Seven Nocturnal Rainbows for the English Lakes, a temporary light...
Spirit of Obon Tonight you glow bright. Secure in our thoughts, you drift downstream, to your world. Across many parts of Japan for three days each year families come...
Cat Café It’s a full time job; de-stressing humans, through play. Cuddles, but no pay. Cat cafés are big business in Japan. Time and space limited workers are fond of...
Heard the one about The Queen’s Speech being delayed as the goat skin parchment won’t dry in time? I did. Is it the ultimate example of a Political Scape...
Kirstie is the creative force and chief poet in residence of poetinmotion.org She is available for residencies, as a conference poet and wedding poet. She is also co-founder of The Family Adventure Project and a regular contributor to many online travel communities.
