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Sunday morning
I am not a morning person. Daily routineThe coffee maker’s whirris how you get me to stirIt’s promise of caffeine Is what I needI have to live through “morning”Return to… Read more
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Pacific ties
New Zealand is part of the Pacific region. We are connected through geography, culture, family, history. In Samoan there is a concept of the va, the connections bewteen people. This… Read more
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Echoes from the past
Memories are like pieces of art – everyone reacts differently to them, seeing meanings that are invisible to others. Perhaps its the angles at which we see things when looking… Read more
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Today’s weather report
Wellingtonians love a good chat about the weather – how long the winter is lasting, how short the summer was, how unseasonably hot/cold/dry/rainy it’s been, and of course any observation… Read more
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Lockdown memories
In 2020 and 2021 I was hesitant to post many of my poems that referenced covid. I didn’t want people to think I was ‘profiteering’ from the disease or pain… Read more
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Treasure hunt
I love op shops. When I left home I had no money and needed things like clothing and cookware that were good enough to use but cheap enough to buy.… Read more
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Pun intended
Today’s poem is from the genre “found poetry”. While tidying up I found a list of plant/cacti related puns written by my wife. I co-opted that list and come up… Read more
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Happy new year and a poem
I have begun a new year tidy up of my home environment to help me transition back to working life after the summer break. What treasures I have found hidden… Read more
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Shakespeare and Christmas
The title is pure click bait, I am not delivering a treatise on the Christmassy content of the Elizabethan Bard. Today’s post has none of the nuanced triple meanings of… Read more
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Christmas #6: A Summer Christmas
This poem is about a key part of any Kiwi Christmas – pohutakawa trees in full bloom! They are spectacular, one of many natural treasures beloved by New Zealanders everywhere.… Read more
Angele Toomey Poetry 