Category Archives: Family

Looking at my baby.

Posted on November 12, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

She walks with giants, lives with elves, pIays on beaches, climbs mountains high. No matter what happens in futures unknown I know that she will be able to fIy. Experiencing life and all the magic that is will help her … Continue reading →

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Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Posted on November 5, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Well my Old Man was a Bushie and he had a Bushie’s heart and the Eucalypts and Dad just couldn’t part. It would never matter where he was or the company he held, betwixt him and the bush there was … Continue reading →

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Sophie

Posted on August 7, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

A special girl who I once knew had a heart that grew and grew until, one day, that young girl found she lived within laughter’s sweet sound and so life was a joyous time and that’s the end of this … Continue reading →

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Balance

Posted on March 20, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

The art of learning balance while teaching it as well; like learning how to read and write while you teach someone to spell. It’s the path of every parent as their children swiftly grow; it’s learning that there’s more to … Continue reading →

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Something my daughter taught me.

Posted on March 3, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Love is a treasure that we all should hold close to our heart; more precious than gold. I’ve known many folk with money to burn and yet they feel sadness at life’s every turn. So hold as we may to … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day

Posted on January 2, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Every day I honour her, not just one day a year; I honour her with laughter and sometimes with a tear. ‘Twas she who bore me nine long months, then for so much more. ‘Twas she who picked me up … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Poem

Posted on December 19, 2015 by a foolhardy florilegium

That time of year has come again; small children drive their folks insane. But still we hold our darlings near remembering this time of cheer when in our day we pestered too for some toys that we all knew were … Continue reading →

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Free

Posted on December 13, 2015 by a foolhardy florilegium

What is this thing I feel for her, though sometimes she annoys me. It doesn’t matter where I am she always sets my heart free. Even when I’m feeling mad that gentle smile will greet me. There’s only one thing … Continue reading →

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JACKIE

Posted on November 29, 2015 by a foolhardy florilegium

J ust A C ompletely K ind I ndividual E nigma

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Jack & Soph

Posted on November 29, 2015 by a foolhardy florilegium

Life , art and death and all between can be a joy; all blue and green. ‘Cos all we’ve got is our world view; a vision that we can renew. Really depends on how it’s seen; life filled with beauty … Continue reading →

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My Love

Posted on July 20, 2015 by a foolhardy florilegium

I marvel at her daily and tremble all the while as I glimpse the simple beauty behind that gentle smile. The heart behind her patience, the love that she does hold is, I know, more precious than mountains full of gold. … Continue reading →

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Laughter

Posted on April 3, 2015 by a foolhardy florilegium

Too many never hear it, though its sound can help us heal though children know its rhythm; its love they always feel. It’s a thing become uncommon in this hectic world today; it’s the sound that is the beauty of … Continue reading →

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My Gurus

Posted on February 22, 2015 by a foolhardy florilegium

I sit beside my Guru; with love her heart’s afire. The wisdom shining from her eyes, to that I do aspire. She holds the deepest wisdom and freely spreads it wide while I bask in her shadow; a truly privileged … Continue reading →

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Innocence

Posted on December 7, 2014 by a foolhardy florilegium

Some days I could just strangle her, my precious little child but then she smiles her innocence; a treasure oh so mild. Love shines through her sweet eyes – I know I’m being conned by the cloak of pure innocence, … Continue reading →

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Good Morning To My Love

Posted on December 6, 2014 by a foolhardy florilegium

T’was she who saw not what I was, but who I yet could be and with her gentle patience then set the real me free. For though there were things back there that left me feeling strong; some little bits … Continue reading →

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