Iona Winter

Category: responsibility

• Aotearoa aroha mental health poetry responsibility social issues

  Ode to You

  I remember when you were young so full of tenderness and wonder a deep chuckle far beyond your years you knew things that we’d forgotten but now an enraged beast resides hacking away beneath the surface of your beautiful skin religiously I bargain with gods grateful when my outstretched hands…

  February 19, 2018
• Aotearoa compassion consciousness mental health responsibility

  Invisibility

  Someone I love dearly suffers (at times) from severe mental health issues. They are often rendered invisible, due to keeping a brave face on. I wish they didn’t have to do that, because then people think they’re ok all the time. Sure sometimes they are ok, achieving the most wonderful things,…

  July 22, 2015
• Aotearoa consciousness responsibility

  Responsibility and Absence

  I’ve been absent for a while. I apologise for the lack of communication from my end. Although I’ve not heard any complaints (because this blogging business is often a one way street), I do feel some responsibility, to post things for you to read. Responsibility, now there’s a BIG word. I’ve noticed,…

  March 30, 2015