“Reflections”

Reflections of light dance upon the surface of waterThe smooth touch of a silken robe as it slides against your legsThe taste of salt on your lover’s skinThe combined smell of flowers and the sea that laps gently at the shorelineA playful symphony of birds announce the end of a dayThe setting sun highlights the […]

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“Tourista: a Story of Privilege”

White tourista behaving badly  Concerned that she is being given higher prices than locals she doesn’t even see the link between higher prices and more food in children’s bellies  That she doesn’t realise this and she selectively sees only the beseeching smiles on her hosts’ faces is an expression of how shallow the once deep […]

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“Yellow glasses”

Looking through the world through yellow glasses today The sky looks hopeful somehow  The wind whistles hollowly through a gap in the car like a nervous kettle  The trees are beautiful today  In hues of green, yellow orange, rusty red and fawn  In silhouette from the distant fields they are shadow black and green with […]

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