: About Me

I am an Australian writer interested in expanding my writing markets. My work has been published in regional tourism publications, a national magazine, on-line and in Christian faith magazines. I have worked as a research writer producing travel brochures and on-line content. I live on Phillip Island, in Australia, where I share a creative life with my husband who is a visual artist and writer also. Surrounded by the ocean and the movement within nature around me, it is hard not to be inspired.

My passion is ...

writing.

I know too much about ...

myself.

My parents always told me ...

to be honourable.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a good horserider.

My favorite memory ...

riding my horse over the jumps at the local Hunt.

Why I write ...

to fulfill a passion.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Knut Hamsun's novel "Hunger."

My first job ...

secretary at an Estate Agent's office.

My best moment ...

when I won a writing competition.

My inspiration ...

my husband, my dog and nature around me.

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Trees

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PUSSY WILLOW TREE For months I have watched you, Leafless, with winter upon you, Yet, you indestructibly stood there, Giving me hope with each new leaf Appearing under the spring sun. You became a force in my life, Your aged branches overhanging my door, You spoke of a past age when you were planted In the large grounds of a white mansion. You grew strong and watched a generation go by. Then they built a wall by your side; The lawn you had graced was too valuable now. But you grew to the side, And spread your branches to my door. Your companions - the birds, Found their home in your boughs...

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