Keep the world away.
Don’t turn on the radio.
Keep yourself away from the ideologically-tainted programming that entrenches itself in your home via the TV.
Reject their news media.
Their sensationalism.
Their obsession.
Their unhealthy fascination. … More Book 2: World-view
While the world goes on below,
I am free, I am calm.
A place, so far from them all – yet
close enough to reach quickly. … More Book 2: A bird’s eye view
Warm days, spent playing in the garden.
Oblivious to time,
Free of all responsibilities.
Childhood
in it’s purest form.
It felt like every day was sunny – no matter the season… … More Memories of a past life
This is a follow-up that’s long overdue. It’s almost 2 years now since I published part 1 – which was a look back on some of the more creative posts on this blog over its history. I’d intended to do the follow-up a few months later, but like so many things in life, it never … More Let it flow (part 2)
Winter sun How I miss you now. When days are filled With work, work, and more work. I first got to know you in very different times Paradoxical in that they were the dark days of my life yet your warmth brightened my heart and radiated through me – giving me peaceful interludes in an … More Winter Sun
With poetic inspiration returning to me at the end of last year, I thought it would be a good time to look back at some of the more creative posts on this blog over its history. Since there’s nearly 7 years to cover, I’ve split the selection over more than one post – hoping to … More Let it flow (part 1)
The last day of the year, in the heart of a South African summer. I’m at work now (sadly), but this time of year brings back fleeting memories of childhood summers gone by: Hours and hours in the back yard playing soccer and cricket; Still more hours and hours on the tennis courts, pushing ourselves … More Summer Daze
I like rooftops because they are freedom. As I write this, I’m seated on one. No ordinary one, mind you; but one in a city of immense peace; on top of a building so blessed that only one other is greater than it. Generally, people aren’t aware of rooftops. They live their lives down below, … More A most blessed rooftop
There’s something different about taking the train. Far from the privacy of traveling by car, yet in some ways, a journey with more solitude; allowing more personal time to think, reflect, and observe; not having to worry about traffic and road obstacles, letting the conductor direct you, in this big, metal carriage, on a fixed … More Train of Thought
Whenever I hear an infant cry, I think of you – remembering the many months when you could do little else to express your wishes to a pair of adoring but stressed parents, that had to cater to your every need, and soothe your every discomfort. The time when you were so small you couldn’t … More For Toddles
slip-sliding away..... 