Time Like Coins

Colleen and I have known each other for many years in many guises from school colleagues to collaborators in organising a writing group and always as friends who share a love of the written word. Her love of writing is evident in this poetry collection. The words hum with vibrant life as Colleen looks at the ordinary things in life and makes them extraordinary with her gentle nuanced observations where frost becomes toffee and dew drops become thousands of miniature rainbows. Colleen sees things and thinks deeply about them. This collection shows readers the delightful results of those thoughts and we can rest with the gentle honesty of this poet who has seen so much and has carefully bundled her thoughts up with the mindful love of a parent and grandparent mature but always playful with it as and when needed. Whether finding solace after loss in the lives of tiny ducklings or examining herself gently and honestly via the face she sees in her own mirror Colleens words will strike chords with our lives as she shows us glimpses into her own examined life. This collection shows the depth and wisdom that can come with maturity and honesty and I strongly recommend the reading of this book as a fine example of what can come with further musing on lifes experiences. - Carolyn Cordon