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SOULMATES

When we are born it begins a journey. Along the way on this long winding path we eventually end up seeking many things. One of which is love. In the beginning, it is from our Mother & Father, then our family, community and so on. Eventually, assuming everything goes right, we begin to find we have a void within us, which other forms of love can't seem to fill.

We have all known loneliness, a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alchemies) http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/625 Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:32:26 GMT http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/626/t/On-reading-Birthday-Letters-.html On reading 'Birthday Letters'

I had not realised when I first began
again to dip into such potent verse
how much I risked

I read in innocence of the gathering clouds
and it wasn't 'til the first drop struck the page
- hitting me with equal force -
that I knew

By then, it was too late
The demons... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alchemies) http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/626 Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:25:57 GMT http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/628/t/It-s-that-time-again-.html

Wonderful

Blessings of Samhain to everyone ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alchemies) http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/628 Mon, 31 Oct 2005 07:20:38 GMT http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/629/t/A-challenge.html My new book is out now and, instead of having a rest, I've been asked to write an epic poem for the next one. My reply was 'define epic in terms of wordcount' and I was told 'make it a novella'.

My worst nightmare.

My mind works in miniature; I've always struggled to carry a theme beyond 30 lines. Now I have to face my demon at last.

So..I sat and thought; yesterday I found... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alchemies) http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/629 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 14:00:56 GMT http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/630/t/At-Ross.html All journeys have their purpose
and mine was no exception

Four years' road in two hours
to Ross
And I waited, damply clean
for the coming of you

Stomach a knot
and heart an open fissure
gouting lava
Uncooled despite the hiss of long wet hair

Then came your knock and you
and how that felt after so many years apart
Your warmth and smell and size
Like... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alchemies) http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/630 Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:56:23 GMT http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/631/t/Two-weddings.html ..took place at the weekend; one we could attend, and the other only in spirit as it took place abroad. Doug & Laura, I thought of you and hope the rain kept off that beautiful velvet;can't wait to see the photos.

The one we did attend was actually a handfasting and, as such ceremonies always are, memorable and moving. It was hard in a way, for personal reasons, to see two people make... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alchemies) http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/631 Mon, 10 Oct 2005 02:58:14 GMT http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/632/t/Journeys.html I don't know yet whether or not I've arrived, or if this is just a period of pause. It's not easy to see a clear path at the moment - I really am in the land of smoke and mirrors.

Time, that's what I need, and a clear mind to decide what to do next. The peace and liberation of being in transit yesterday was incredible; I could have driven anywhere and started a new life. Maybe I still will,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alchemies) http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/632 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:14:25 GMT http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/633/t/Driving.html I took a decision today to clean up my attics, and it ended in a journey. I'm exhausted right now but far too wired to sleep.

This has been a turbulent 12 months of profit and loss, both to me and around me. It's been incredibly hard at times to integrate events sufficiently to carry on past them. Some remain separate, like icebergs - far too huge to absorb, so best left.

What drove me... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alchemies) http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/633 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:19:01 GMT http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/634/t/Strange-.html ..all I can think of are the things we never did or will do. I had a list as long as a lifetime. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alchemies) http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/634 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 07:55:31 GMT http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/635/t/Thought-for-the-day.html To say 'we' and 'us' is to promote segregation. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alchemies) http://thecauldron25117.yuku.com/topic/635 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:23:13 GMT