Writing

sing me my child

By Denise Carruthers / 15th February, 2019

I will sing my child a song of flowers. I will weave her a lei to wear in dreams. I will lay her down in a garden bed. open her…

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Nefelibata

By Denise Carruthers / 9th June, 2018

Let me tell you the tale of Nefelibata How long ago she was still & bound to earth Her roots ground and thoughts in marsh grasses Her shadows long as…

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Multitask

By Denise Carruthers / 8th April, 2018

once upon a time there was a lonely octopus, with nothing to do and no one to do it with. Wanting a friend, needing a hand – but they were rare, …

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WhisperingNeds Toads work it

By Denise Carruthers / 15th January, 2018

Cane toads abound in australia rib-bit rib-bit come to work it but they don’t do their job, eradicating beetles Brought to work they’re busy, but not as your’d expect they’re…

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Play the Game – spoken poetry

By Denise Carruthers / 27th November, 2017

Listen to this Once upon a time before they needed rules Apples withered on the tree Serpents sang upon their limbs Naked being normal, bore no sin Delight was in…

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midnight monsters

By Denise Carruthers / 18th November, 2017

That trick of night The fright of moving shadows Keeping wake to steal the heart Our fingers clutching fear but fear not, t’is only sadness sending dreams Drawing the lady…

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rainbow lorikeet

By Denise Carruthers / 6th November, 2017

Little ones gather round. Warm yourselves by my light Hear a tale told to me, in bits n pieces over time by the Dreamkin memory One day the princess moon…

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