The In-Between Land: Psalms, Poems and Haiku will be released in print and as an eBook on 15 June 2015.
The book will be launched at 2.30pm on Saturday, 13 June 2015 at Wainoni Methodist Church, Avonside Drive, (between Kerrs Road & Wainoni Road.)
Here is a sample of the poems that appear in the book.
Neighbourhood all-year BBQ
fire up the barbecue
gather up again
create a loving island
in this sea of suffering
it’s always simple fare
with sausages and bread
if you’re lucky there are onions
but everyone gets fed
come sun, or cloud or snow
we keep the circle warm
we started in the shingle
now we’re on the lawn
we’re never really sure
who will turn up on the day
the group that forms each Thursday
always seems to change
there’s always lots of talking
laced with a laugh or two
it colours up our week
when feeling grey or blue
sometimes a bellbird sings
from the bottle-brush tree
and dogs like to join the party
hoping for an extra feed
the chef once made a toast
to all our absent friends
Dave and Noel have passed away
but mem’ry never ends
for the Unseen Presence
we raised our glasses too
the Spirit at the heart
calling us on to the new
— New Brighton, 2013