beautiful friend

may you not suffer
you don't deserve it.
wishes for good health seem futile now
but be peaceful and calm in your mind.
we are with you in spirit

therapy

utter mindfulness
silence, inks, bleach
making marks
meaning nothing

gratitude

take nothing for granted
icy perfection
wonders of buildings
air smells of ozone
subtle colours of winter

snow sounds

snow through glass
not a sound

no trains, no motorway

just the hiss of falling snow

negative spaces

from the spaces in between
objects emerge

far away family
perfect holiday on lakeside
aunt's cabin provides them peace
water
sailing
postcards bring joy to mothers of sons

delicious colour

painter covers the board with a rich light blue
covers it in emerald green
scrapes some away
adds reds and yellows and dark colours
scrapes away
leaving layers of sumptuous colour
scraped and scratched and hidden
and mouthwatering