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THE BURNING BUSH
From time to time we see things that bring us up short: a person or a picture that speaks to us.As I write this, half the Amazon Forest is on fire, deliberately lit.This should appal us; just as th ........
COOK STRAIT IN A STORM
it’s in a storm. The wind is gale force; the rocks sharp and dangerous. How quickly things can change! On a calm day you can paddle about in a kayak. In a storm like this nobody puts to sea.One of m ........
COOK STRAIT ON A CALM DAY
This photo shows the approach of a storm in the Cook Strait. The sun is setting, the sea calm, the ferry untroubled on its way. The rainbow, however, marks a shower as the storm, right, approaches; ........
RECEIVED COPIES OF MY BOOK ON MY BIRTHDAY
It’s 25 June today: my birthday and the day I received copies of my book of poems, Heartscapes, published by Austin Macaulay. We’re having a family celebration tonight and I might read some of my po ........