Welcome to the Brookside Botanicals Blog!
Each week we will share with you what is happening on the farm. Wellbeing is at our core being tied together with friendship.
Are People Poetry?
by Rosemary Maitland-Hume
Well, I suppose we are -
Sort of - Poetry!
Each day's a
Line of life -
A beginning
And an end
To measure in the
Notebook of our life;
Scribble, scribble
Through each day -
Sometimes a programme
To follow or planned
Moments to research -
Watching ourselves
Connect and disconnect
Breakfast, lunch, tea, supper
Eyes closed for dreams
Which somehow creep into
Our attention from
Unfathomed deeps.
But - you know what? -
The Time that's best,
The Fun part of this
Life poetry is when
We jump onto the
Skateboard of grabbing
The Tick of Now -
The sheer bright clean
Moment when the bubble
Of our own perceptions and
Small observations and
Trying-too-hard-ness
Is suddenly popped and
We burst through into
The Shimmering Present
And feel our small selves
Grow smaller still
And indistinct -
Eyes, ears, emotions all
Thrilled into a
Pin point realization
That there is more and
So much more
To scribble on the page.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller
Each week for the past few years we have been meeting for an hour and half on Zoom to write together for wellbeing. A piece of writing is read as inspiration often from the beautiful Earth Pathways diaries and then a timer is set for 5 minutes. We let our pens flow, not worrying about spelling or grammar. Incredible and illuminating outpourings have moved us to tears and laughter. Through this blog we will share with you some of the pieces which have been written -
We are excited to share our journey with you!
This new way of being
This new way of living
Embracing a quieter rhythm
Lead by nature
Holding our hand
Each step of the way.
