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POETICS…

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 by Lee Taylor-Friend

Lee Taylor-Friend

WITH LEE TAYLOR-FRIEND I write this column from a houseboat on the ‘Mighty Murray River’. It is the last few days of an amazing month long family adventure that saw us explore the ‘Red Centre’ and ‘Aussie Outback’ visiting such iconic places as Broken Hill, Coober Pedy, Uluru…

POETICS…

May 14, 2017 by Lee Taylor-Friend

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WITH LEE TAYLOR-FRIEND By the time this column goes to print I will be in the centre of Australia exploring our unique and rugged outback with my family. We will be joined on this journey by friend and mentor, Jean Gamon, 95 years young. She has a wealth…

POETICS…

March 16, 2017March 16, 2017 by Lee Taylor-Friend

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WITH LEE TAYLOR-FRIEND Opinion is a flitting thing, But Truth, outlasts the Sun— If then we cannot own them both— Possess the oldest one— Emily Dickinson This months’ poem is a reflective/opinion piece with a spiritual twist – it resonates with my truth… As Autumn warms with…

POETICS…

February 26, 2017February 26, 2017 by Lee Taylor-Friend

Lee Taylor-Friend

WITH LEE TAYLOR-FRIEND New year – new beginnings…and ends… Poetics will mean different things to different people. I love the compact nature and immediacy of poetry – the complexity, diversity. I am drawn to the emotions it can elicit and memories it can incite. This month’s poem - Australian…

EVERYBODY HAS A STORY TO TELL…JULY 2016…

August 7, 2016August 7, 2016 by Lee Taylor-Friend

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EVERYBODY HAS A STORY TO TELL...JULY 2016... Recently I was asked to write a poem by the Snowy River Sub-Branch of the RSL to commemorate the unveiling of the Berridale Memorial Rock, which I was honoured to do. Prior to writing the poem I wanted to be ‘in situ’…

EVERYBODY HAS A STORY TO TELL…JUNE 2016…

July 13, 2016August 7, 2016 by Lee Taylor-Friend

Lee Taylor-Friend

EVERYBODY HAS A STORY TO TELL...JUNE 2016... I sit here on a peaceful Sunday morning observing the rain falling, droplets racing down our double glazed window pane with scribbly gums in the background bursting into shades of green and orange as they absorb a much needed shower. The simplicity…

FOR SARAH…

May 13, 2016 by Lee Taylor-Friend

Lee Taylor-Friend

FOR SARAH... Life is full of ups and downs Magic moments - chilling sounds Mystery permeates, surrounds On this enduring journey... Rivers flowing - banks and bends Heart connections know no ends Love and laughter shared by friends On this enduring journey... Change and challenges we face…

EVERYBODY HAS A STORY TO TELL…TIME…TIME…TIME…

May 12, 2016August 7, 2016 by Lee Taylor-Friend

Lee Taylor-Friend

EVERYBODY HAS A STORY TO TELL… TIME…TIME…TIME… We don’t have enough of it, we have too much on our hands, it’s on our side, it defeats us, it flies when you are having fun and it waits for no one… So much has been written about time. …

5.3.16 – TWENTY-TWO YEARS…

March 6, 2016August 7, 2016 by Lee Taylor-Friend

Lee Taylor-Friend

My beloved Husband John and I first met at a Rugby League football match between the Souths Sydney Rabbitohs and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the early 1990's. We were barracking for opposing sides. Luckily my beloved Souths Sydney Rabbitohs won and all was well with the world… It was…

EVERYBODY HAS A STORY TO TELL…HEALING…

March 5, 2016August 7, 2016 by Lee Taylor-Friend

Lee Taylor-Friend

EVERYBODY HAS A STORY TO TELL... HEALING… Healing. This is a topic I have explored deeply over the years, especially in more recent times. From meditation to massage, acupuncture to qi gong, yoga, reiki, body harmony and of course writing, to name but a few. Healing and its many…