WORD

Life is a Storm

I used to drink Chinese tea 
I had a beautiful teapot and a beautiful cup
My bowl was of hand carved wood
Presented to me by a loving man
My bamboo chop sticks my own
With a bedroll and my monastic comforts
I roamed from place to place
Now it's called Social Networking
And we can roam the waves
Connecting in an instant
To souls on the other side
We can project our best selves
And believe in their best selves
But sometimes I miss the warmth
Of real bodies and real buddies
And I have weathered many storms
I no longer possess the beautiful teapot
I am left with the flotsam and jetsam
Of many years of being tossed 
In the storm
And it is more than enough
With which to fashion a life of Intent

Jools Elphick Feb 2016
(This one is my own - first one to leap off the pages I have been writing over the course of an erratic life.....!!!)

LIFE......Is a Storm

This one cropped up last year, when there was much media coverage of the plight of refugees, and unbelievably, some who lacked compassion ...... I find it hard to understand - 

ONE OF A KIND

You hold the keys to
PANDORA'S BOX
Within which I placed my soul
So long ago.....
Your courage and your compassion lead you on
Your pain and self-doubt have you hobbled
You are trapped in a centrifuge of time
I am helpless 
You are the only one who can  release that energy
The box will open
All hell will let loose
We will discover we have wings
With which to fly
Across that ocean
And meet face to face
Heart to Heart
This is Leap Year 2016 and
A good place to start 




The Proposal (29/02/16 - Leap Year)

MINERVA

L IF E  (Invocation)

Lush Fecundity
Lush Fecundity
Unfurling Ceaselessly Yearning
Stretching Stretching
Launching into Life
Lush Fecundity
Lush Fecundity
Here I Am


L IF E - An Invocation!

The Edge of Love

Don't fall
off the
Edge of Love

Take the Money
Take the Time
Take the Piss

Don't Fall
off the
Edge of Love

No Sleep or
Bad Sleep
Chaotic Thought

Don't Fall
off the
Edge of Love

Organise
Fraternise
Real-ise

Flow
From 
The Centre

Enveloped
in
Love

You won't

Fall off
The Edge
of Love



































Sent from my iPhone

THE EDGE OF LOVE

You don't get want you want you get what you need

Brighton AOH Blues 2016

Ruminations on a Cloud

I listen 
to many sounds
the vibrations
form an aura
a shell
of protection
against
the White Noise
of daily existence
You musicians
are the magicians 
of alchemical
protection
like the wizards of old
you make magic
which shines in the dark
vibrations which snake
moving up my spine
a kundalini - a mark
bless you and
thank you
be free


Sent from my iPhone

RUMINATIONS on the Cloud

I don't want your body
I just want Bodisatva
You say you lay
Broken and Bleeding
Once in Bristol town
As a result of which
You feel safer being down
Yes you can row your own canoe
But you could come alongside me
Too, you know 
Row row row your boat
Gently down that stream
Verily! Merrily,
Merrily - Verily!
Life is but a Dream.....


BODISATVA

I am not a musician but music plays a very important role in my creative life! I am an artist/designer and music is my companion and my muse in the long hours I spend working in my studio! 
I am immensely impressed and grateful for all the talented and inspiring musicians whose work graces this Cloud, and I will always re-post sounds that I love (and will listen to again) - knowing that others will enjoy them!
I feel slightly embarrassed and quite humbled when I receive such graceful messages of thanks from artists whose work I have re-posted - after-all, I am the one who is so inspired by the discovery of your brilliant music!!!
So thank YOU!!!
Jools :)
P.S. If you want to see where the music takes me there is a link to my Portfolio site on Behance below!!! 
NEW!! - Thanks for all the great feed-back on my work! I shall be re-launching with a website (shop & archive) ‘KULT-JE’ in the not too distant future! Meanwhile, examples of past and current work are featured on my Instagram (@joolselphick)
Since my heart op in Jan2021, I have had to deal with taking quite a lot of meds which have interrupted my design work - that and moving to Germany in 2020 - and back in 2021 (due to Covid my business plans stalled!) - SO, slowly getting it together…. hang tight!😊

I have an archive of my work to date on Instagram - @joolselphick

WORD

Julie Elphick