Movie-time in the Burnside Camp. I love quirky relationships; they bring out so many hidden human dynamics. So, trusting that a big, black beautiful beastie isn't going to show up to spoil the party, I wish you all the happiest of New Year celebrations and the gracious blessings of peace and joy in the days ahead, transforming any pain and transcending all the pleasure. Life is more about what is going on on the inside, I think, than the outside to a certain extent. I thank each and every one of you for your fellowship here and for your wonderful appreciation. Most of all, I am personally blessed by your gifts of writing and personhood. Keep writing it as it is and our shared journey into 2008 will certainly keep us on an upward and pleasant path. And may there be music and dancing! :)) Love, Kate xx

THE KING AND I


You stole me away and I fell –
tumbled backwards, forwards;
flick-flacked, somersaulted;
did walkovers front to back.

But, impervious to my acts of flight,
you remained distant, silent,
until, coming closer,
you breathed on me and I flew;

suddenly I was
your fluttering diamond
sailing high above ground.

Holding tight to my tail ribbons
at last you smiled,
your prodigious weight
never having been lifted before.