Dancing over the poet's toes
Cuttings from the rough poetic diamond I have been shaping all my life.
- DO the stars shine for me -
Words & Music by Jay Parsons
Arranged by Cath Parsons & produced by Sylvia Wang Music
There’s so much to learn, things I don’t know; I wonder why? Do the stars shine for me?
Take my hand, show me the way, to smile and to laugh, wipe away my tears—
Hold me in your arms.
- a heart that sings -
blog
- Military Wife -
Written for those connected to currently serving members of a defence force, "Military Wife" was inspired by my experience, and words used by women to describe their experience - women who are members of the Australian Military Wives Choir.
- POETRY -
HE WILL RETURN COLLECTION
THE LAST STRAW
‘The Last Straw’ came from watching someone work to the point of exhaustion and not know how to help. It thinks through the process of finding a way forward—not a solution—a path through a difficulty.
I describe this process in a 'Heart That Sings' post.
To hear more recordings from the 'He Will Return' collection, or to buy print copies, visit the poetry page.
Shortlisted for the Northern Territory Literary Awards Poetry Prize 2019.
As my surgeon popped his head around the corner of my cubicle to reassure me that this would improve things, I was writing Part I: Menopausal monopoly.