• Just A Thought

    Intellect without Discipline or the Wisdom to master it is objectionable, perilous and foolish This, more than anything, is humankind’s Achilles Heel. Adiuva me verterem figuram mundi 

  • Point to Ponder XII

    Truth…thy light has been obscured, thy name has been soiled and thy soul corrupted while Liberty, Logic and Reason have been shackled. Adiuva me verterem figuram mundi  Featured image by: Mark Vallen

  • …And So It Begins

    It starts with a dream, time drifts in serene swirls of warm, soothing pastel colours She appears, occupying every moment igniting senses only reserved for fantasy and fairy tales Our eyes locked in an unbreakable embrace as all of time and space pauses endlessly and now she’s in me, each cell infected  boiling perilously out of control…

  • Who Wants To Live Forever and be Dead Like Me?

    Birthdays are an exercise in self-conflict. Initially we look forward to each new year that marks a point in linear time that in the grand design has absolutely no meaning. Yet to the celebrant, it represents a time when one is at the centre of creation. when all bow down to honour the most import…

  • Happy Mother’s Day

      Here is a day that should never go unrecognized especially to all the wonderful mothers everywhere.  Those of you who have understood how to love and nurture; support and teach; stand as an example of integrity and strength and most importantly, prepare their children to go out into what can be an unforgiving, challenging world while…

  • Goodbye

    Why is it so difficult to say goodbye? Is it because we innately sense it is “the end” of something and human beings by nature fear endings?  Logically speaking, everything that has a beginning, has an ending – stories we read, the journeys we take; the relationships we make; the life we live all end at some point , by…

  • Promise Me (a poem)

    In my peaceful solitude when the air that surrounds is calm and the once raging rivers beyond my garden’s lattice is still Serene thoughts of You capture the fertile imagination Beauty is the only concept that is known if not completely understood or appreciated I behold the splendour that defines Your very existence and I am comforted…

  • Juxtaposition of Life and Death (A Poem)

    The light sealed between the shadows is suffocated but it does not die It is strong, resilient and unending Though it seems to be overwhelmed  by the darkness, it struggles Unyielding, undeniable, unforgiving in its nature to be free and to strike balance within The fates do serve well nurturing maturation and evolution until one…

  • In the Blink of an Eye (A Poem)

    Go left, turn right – did you appreciate the path or were you too distressed by the decision? Sunrise, sunset – did you see it or were you too occupied by the many unimportant distractions of the day? A gentle breeze, a field of flowers in bloom – did you stand in silence to enjoy…

  • Just A Thought

      It is said that our thoughts shape reality around us.  It is easy to understand therefore why the history of mankind has been shaped by tragedy, conflict and war. Too many selfish individuals only thinking about what is in their own best interests instead of what is in the best interest for the whole of…