Canberra is the Last City or Another Lost City?
I was quite tired tonight but kept feeling to write a poem. I’ve found myself watching politics on the television. I am in Canberra afterall. Canberra is the capital of Australia. I watched the Prime Minister Julia Gillard hold a two day tax forum and I wondered if new ideas were possible given the business-as-usual… Continue reading
Expanding Awareness Transforms The World
I am a staying at a clown doctors place who is a Buddhist. She has a little meditation place out the back. We had a good conversation about conflict and she said it is about non attachment to the thought. I do know this but for many of us it is hard to detach when… Continue reading
Steve Irwin was a Role Model for Men and Boys
Steve Irwin was a great person and he exhibited what I perceive as the characteristics of man that I love – compassion and courage. We see men depicted these days as unfeeling and violent, I see this as so far away from the functional, normal, healthy men to whom women look and respect. Steve Irwin… Continue reading
The Tempest of Natures Temperature
THE TEMPEST OF NATURES TEMPERATURE
The rain and the wind,
The tempest of natures temperature,
For it has dropped,
As lows are cyanoidal depressions,
Rotating in concentric rings,
Natures cycles are circles,
That are ripples communicating change,
For transforming, cleaning, recycling and regrowth,
Are the cosmic web,
Catching all life in motion,
For the ocean… Continue reading
Keystone species: The Australian Cassowary
I remember seeing a documentary years ago on the cassowary, and never forgot its significance. Here is some information about why the Cassowary is a keystone species. We have to adapt so that other species survive. Adaptation requires us to change the way we live. It is intelligent to change and exciting also. I am… Continue reading
Natural Selection Does Not Favour Denial
I am preparing for my trip around Australia and was watching some excellent DVD’s on nature produced by the BBC. I was just inspired endlessly by the visuals and descriptions of the intricate balance of nature and the intelligence beyond our understanding. It is hard for people to conceive that this is a living planet… Continue reading