September 21, 2023 In Uncategorized

Life Lately

(From top left): Touchdown in Tuscany; Outfit du Jour; Favourite salad to make at home: Bresaola, tomatoes, aged parmesan, oregano; Treats from Chanel, Dinner Noma, Copenhagen; Wish list treat šŸ˜; Skiing in Norway (managed 2 black slopes, somehow!); Trying out a new grip with my 8 iron; 24hrs, 5 pairs of shoes – I don’t make the rules šŸ˜‡; Think Pink; Touchdown in Lisbon; Dinner at my favourite Mayfair pub.

May 12, 2023 In Uncategorized

Memories of Siena (1st Draft)

A poem I wrote on a recent (and first) visit to Siena. Such a special place.

Cypress trees dark and daggerish sliceĀ 
Through blueish skies like
Sails through sea.
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Olives dangle lazily from silver treesĀ 
Blessed by heaven, fed by earth.
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Honeysuckle lines the streets
The goodness of a million suns
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On the heaving breast of Tuscan hills
Birds chuckle
Grasses wave
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Pruned roses pout their
Fat pink lips.
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Vines assemble in battalions
Their fruit will fall to Man someday.
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Jaded cedars
Hang high and
Stretch in surrender like the arms of Christ
Under these, the quiet calm
Of moss, fig, and geranium.
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Clouds congregate and mourn onto the earth
Like ghosts of lost children.
Tears
Fall on wild flowers
With simple faces and
Sophisticated scents.
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Boundaryless and bountiful:
The hills of sweet Siena.
Red poppies swing on grassy plains
The fire and flag of Italy.
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– BF
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