cast away

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C A S T  A W A Y

Before you know it
something will come
without warning or mercy.
With no list at hand
of what must be saved
even your breath will
be taken from you.

Woe betide you try
to flee with nowhere
to hide and no higher ground.
Against some things
there is no defending
only succumbing
to life underwater.

One thing is certain:
in the end you will
find refuge, cast away,
free of falsehoods,
laid bare again
on the clean-swept
shore of your life.

~ from REUNION SONGS: poems for reconnection and remembering yourself home. 

Sending love to all who are suffering and feeling swept away and heartbroken by life.

May gentler days find you soon.

Sadly my dear father passed away on 2 January. I am feeling a swirl of so many feelings that I don’t have the words for yet. I hope to be able to write more in time, but for now my family and I are finding so much comfort, strength and joy in being together and in the great tide of support, love and memories flowing our way.

In remembering and reconnection, and with much love Amanda x

P.S. Some housekeeping …

✨I’ve created an Appetite for Living bookshop on Substack. You can read more about my book Reunion Songs - poems for reconnection and remembering yourself home, and browse the bookshop HERE.

✨The limited edition hardcover of Reunion Songs: poems for reconnection and remembering yourself home is available from me wherever you are in the world. You can order your copy HERE.

✨The paperback and epub are also available from online retailers worldwide including Barnes and Noble, Waterstones, Dymocks and Amazon.

A big heartfelt thank you for your good company, readership and support! You helped give Reunion Songs wings! xA