Siam.

Player with words...I am.

A litany of ex labels:
clown, convent girl, convert
nurse, wife, mother
multiple granny;
country girl, bohemian, globe trotter.
Lover of Wales, Sudan;
inveterate scribbler, seeker.

Things that matter:
Small is beautiful.
Trees and the Elements;
Mental health, creativity.
Families.
Respect, tolerance, integrity.
Sustainable living, the Middle Way.
The UN.
Medicin sans Frontiers
Greenpeace, Unicef, Amnesty,
conflict resolution, peace-keeping.
Diversity.
Smiles, simplicity and courage.
Hope and Truth.

I am a list-maker,
a word-weaver and quibbler;
my own personal free-thinking tank,
crisis-manager of identity and purpose.
A story-teller, dreamer, shaman
provocateur and light-worker;
a raw chocolate aficionado
food fusser, self-healer
singer, dancer, swimmer
Bookworm, couch potato
Metaphysicist and cave painter
averse to FB, Sat Nav and right angles.

A pony person, lane-lover
chess player and tree-hugger.

A sceptic, an optimist, a recluse
prolific and frugal
a water wallower and star-gazer.

Growing groggy with the years,
stroppy and grey;
full of gratefulness and wonder
at Nature and creaturely potential
for tenderness, loyalty and loving.
Full of attitude and opinion;
at peace in the moment
…I am.