"time, gentlemen" - a letter to my aunt
I remember the walk you and I took in the Woods of Powell River, nearly thirty years ago – We didn’t need to talk; we just drank it in –...
review 2: dilemmas of a middle-aged madonna
Cecile Ravell (2022) Warrior Woman Press Book review Meredith Fuller OAM Cecile Ravell, a creative memoir author and poet, writes...
See Paris and Die
“I love Paris in the autumn when it drizzles” kept repeating in my mind as I huddled in the shelter of Alèsia station, protected from the...
Child Magical - synopsis for schools
Born in "Hell’s Kitchen", New York City – the girl-child of Maltese immigrants from a war-devastated country – Cecile moves back to Malta...
I Could Walk Forever Beside the Yarra
I could walk forever beside the Yarra – the river that runs upside down Fish hide beneath its murkiness Kept safe from heron that abound...
On My Merits
I got an interview. I was stoked. From a metre of claret fabric, I made a mini-miniskirt–as was the 70’s fashion–and a bolero. The suit...
Child Magical
Born in "Hell’s Kitchen", New York City, the girl-child of Maltese immigrants, Cecile moves to Brooklyn with her parents and older...
The Darwin Shuffle
To be sung to Teddy Bears’ Picnic If you go down to the shore today - beware of a big surprise You’ll think it’s a log just floating...
Gratitude on a Sunny Day
I'm grateful for the sun above I'm grateful for the things I love I'm grateful for the food I eat I'm grateful for the folks I meet I’m...
Mindfulness in the Time of Covid
Streaks of white smudge the blue sky Masked walkers smile with their eyes Bullfrogs croak their sad lament Air infused with bushland...
