Who would have thought? That two little letters when put together could be so powerful Put a double you – W next to an E as in Me And you have WE We are invincible… We are strong… We are good together! We are a team You and me… We! © 2013 Francesca […]
There’s a tiny courtyard squeezed inside terrace walls Where I sit and have coffee in a secret garden And reflect on the mirrored wall …and enjoy the serenity in every corner. A trompe-l’oeil leads me to this secret oasis Where a comatosed cat sleeps on a leafy wall And a semi-comatosed Pumpkin […]
In a little village in Crete an old red pithos stands sentinel-like at the foot of blue wooden shutters Vainly trying to grow a rose bush. Five years later, in the little village in Crete the old red pithos still stands sentinel-like at the foot of blue wooden shutters Still vainly trying […]
She blew in on the South wind Settling on a branch, twisted dry with time She found a home where she could rest Camouflaged against the wall outside number 34 Perched atop gnarled branches in terracotta Watched over by a Sage in sun-kissed grey She’ll stay until the next sea breeze, when she’ll continue her […]
They dance on shimmering sands Their sun-kissed limbs glistening in the fading sun Their limbs entwine A friendship of old Renewed on a foreign shore Laughing, they frolic in the waves Hair flying, caught by sea spray As if carried by unseen mischievous nymphs Their joy is palpable Their faces alive And they […]
If walls could speak they’d speak in whispers of sad tales of orphans and delinquent girls lost of convicts with gunpowder, quarrying stone and prison views across the bay of warehouses on water and winds which whistle down the Heads. They’d speak of Ship Builders and Joiners’ shops and of utter isolation and decay. Of dark […]
Like moths to a flame on hot summer days we are drawn to the sound of water… … the gentle trickle and splash is a magnet … … a promise of cool delight … a welcome reprieve from those lazy hazy days of summer!
Heralding in another New Year so soon? What happend to this year? … and last year? … and the years before that? Where did the days go? What have we done in this time? Why haven’t I seen more of you … Sat holding your hand a little longer when you are sad […]
I made my favourite Moroccan lamb and Cous Cous salad the other day and horror of horrors – only a quarter of preserved lemon left in the jar! Fortunately I had all the ingredients handy – very simply, lemons and rock salt! First up – thoroughly sterilize your jar – I use boiling water […]
African Christmases as a small child were simple and full of wonder…. It was a time of utter innocence … Of feeling sick with excitement days before … Of counting down the number of sleeps … And of singing our own little song around the tree on Christmas Eve … as I still do today […]