Adrienne’s practice today was Mindfulness with Sound and Body Sensation support, opening with the Danna Faulds poem "Settle In". We don’t have a recording of this one yet but here is a link to the Mindfulness with the support of Sound practice.
Bev returned to the Toby Litt poem Hare that she discovered on the BBC series of essays “Becoming Animal” (still available to listen to on BBC). The version used doesn't seem to be online so do listen to it at the end of that essay and get in touch if you'd like me to email my transcribed version.
Writers were invited to explore their own animals or use the prompt from the first line of the poem:
In the last of the light
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And now for some of
YOUR WRITING:
"In the shape of a"
by Doreen Kelly
magpie rainbows dance in sunlit waves.
Greeting hands wave
and are gathered by a solitary Madame Butterfly
as she flutters across the head and wings
of Mr Magpie. In search of glittering sunrays
to catch and hoard, they are joined by the joy of another.
Reflecting each other they need nothing other than each other.
Two Fish
by Kay Ritchie
(inspired by Toby Litt’s A Hare & Dana Faulds’ Settle In)
born beneath the star of Pisces
two fish heading in opposite directions
in the month of March
when the weather is confused &
the moon needs coaxing from behind a cloud
I’ve been known as ‘hare brained’
I’ve been called ‘mad as a hatter’
contrary solitary
I’ve wandered going who knows where
the world spinning beneath my feet
now knees rusted & hair gone gray
wintering in the last of the light
at the end of the day
I scrub at memories
rub them out
fill them in
replace them
with new ones
but the time has come
when I must settle in the here & now
not fish-swim away or
hare-leap in the air
but breathe
just breathe
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Thanks to you all ...
... for your heartening feedback as always!
Doreen: Does anyone listen BBC radio 4?
Jan: yep
Bex: and me
Doreen: Has anyone heard this weeks Caretakers
Jan: not yet
Bex: no not yet
Doreen: By-the-way I'm asking about Caretakers Reimage because I am on it. You could try BBC Sounds if you want to hear it.
Jo to Lapidus Scotland(Direct Message): Sheila Buchanan is swimming her masters yesterday today
Angie: Sending all my love to you Cath. xxx
Kay: beautiful cath thankyou for sharing kx
Yvonne: Beautiful Cath. Sending much love xxx
Cath: Thank u xx
Bev: In the last of the light
Doreen: "In the shape of a" magpie rainbows dance in sunlit waves. Greeting hands wave and are gathered by a solitary Madame Butterfly as she flutters across the head and wings of Mr Magpie. In search of glittering sunrays to catch and hoard, they are joined by the joy of another. Reflecting each other they need nothing other than each other.
Jo: sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.. If I focus on the problems far away I cease to cherish the life around me
Maggie: We can be of practical help by donating to the Disasters Emergency fund, Medicines sans Frontiers...
Cath: Thats a good suggestion Maggie
Cath: Thats lovely Doreen, I love magpies
Angie: great poem Doreen
Bex: sorry got an unexpected visitor, see you all next time x
Maggie: Yes Linda, rhyme is helpful - sonnet or ballad shaped
Adrienne: Settle In by Danna Faulds
Angie Strachan: That was wonderful, thank you. Have a most excellent weekend everyone. xx
Karen: Thankyou for this morning xx
Kay: thankyou thankyou thankyou kx
Thanks to funders
Lapidus Scotland gratefully acknowledges the support of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership's "Wellbeing for Longer in Glasgow Fund" (managed by Impact Funding Partners).
