Shifting Shadows

Di's life is built on the unshakeable rock of spirituality

Love for spirit, family, people, animals and earth is obvious to all who know her.

This is evident in poems, written through good times, and hard, as she examines her life experiences, searching for the values she treasures integrity, honesty, perseverance, hope and love.

We can relate to her, and she is able to express in her poems the uncomfortable feelings we perhaps turn away from because we have too have been hurt and confused.

Her poems encouraged us to be own best friend, to walk with spirit and strive for happiness for ourselves and all living things. She reminds us we are an eternal spark of God, here to learn valuable lessons.

Dr Vira Chautur, Turners Beach, Tasmania

My Emma's Rose

Now winter days have gone and spring is finally here it's time to turn the soil and plant for another year

To plant the seeds, to watch them grow, is such a joy for me.

There is nowhere in this whole wide world where I would rather be

To see the first snow drops breaking through the ground sets my heart a glow

Followed by the Jonquils so happy and bright brings happiness I know pansies, their little faces help to make me smile

If you were to ask me to choose the flower that I most love of all.

It is the ';Emma's Rose' I've grown for years.

It stands taller than them all.

Di’s life is built on the unshakeable rock of spirituality

Love for spirit, family, people, animals and earth is obvious to all who know her. 

This is evident in poems, written through good times, and hard, as she examines her life experiences, searching for the values she treasures – integrity, honesty, perseverance, hope and love.

We can relate to her, and she is able to express in her poems the uncomfortable feelings we perhaps turn away from because we have too have been hurt and confused.

Her poems encouraged us to be own best friend, to walk with spirit and strive for happiness for ourselves and all living things. She reminds us we are an eternal spark of God, here to learn valuable lessons.

Dr Vira Chautur, Turners Beach, Tasmania

My Emma’s Rose

Now winter days have gone and spring is finally here it’s time to turn the soil and plant for another year

To plant the seeds, to watch them grow, is such a joy for me.

There is nowhere in this whole wide world where I would rather be

To see the first snow drops breaking through the ground sets my heart a glow

Followed by the Jonquils so happy and bright brings happiness I know pansies, their little faces help to make me smile

If you were to ask me to choose the flower that I most love of all. 

It is the ‘Emma’s Rose’ I’ve grown for years.

It stands taller than them all.

My Emma's Rose ........................................................................................ 1 I remember ................................................................................................. 2 Enid Lyons ................................................................................................... 3 Hand to hand ............................................................................................... 4 The old pine tree.......................................................................................... 5 Drought ........................................................................................................ 6 Flan the man................................................................................................ 7 Effie - Sharpei ............................................................................................. 7 Looking back ............................................................................................... 8 Spiritual Group............................................................................................. 9 Taya Sharpei - 2001 Taya Sharpei ............................................................ 10 Minka Shar-Pei 2000 ................................................................................. 10 My own best friend .....................................................................................11 He is there ..................................................................................................11 He ploughed the fields .............................................................................. 12 Only a day away ........................................................................................ 13 Damned if I will .......................................................................................... 14 I need not fear the way .............................................................................. 14 Home ........................................................................................................ 15 Third eye.................................................................................................... 15 The other me ............................................................................................ 16 From here to there ..................................................................................... 17 If I never had tomorrow.............................................................................. 18 Put the kettle on ........................................................................................ 19 The post office tree .................................................................................... 20 Looking ahead .......................................................................................... 20 Do it now.................................................................................................... 21 Sixty-seven years ...................................................................................... 21 Spirit bird ................................................................................................... 22 Pippa - Poodle .......................................................................................... 23 Ultimate goal ............................................................................................. 23 God bless .................................................................................................. 24