Auckland

I've just landed in New Zealand after hours of flying. Later today I'm flying to Dunedin in South Island to go Eco trekking. Today's blog is an experiment to see how it works on my ipad.
I bought a pay-as-you-go sim card, although the guy in the first shop said that they were sold out in the whole of N.Z. Panic set in...shop number 2 had no problems.

I love writing on planes. I had hours without being disturbed and have drafts for 3 poems. I've gone back into free verse and am trying syllabics. I enjoyed going back into writing the way that comes to me more naturally...I think these poems are a bit crazy...but there you go!

I hope to be able to sort out how to post photos from my iPad so I can put up some of this trip. I'll be in N.Z. for 3 weeks.

Sonnets again...

Whoever told me to write sonnets has a lot to answer for. If the rhyme is right, the volta is in the wrong place, if the volta is right, the rhyme is wrong. There is a domino effect...change one word and the whole poem has to change. I'm not ready to give up yet...
Meanwhile Sintra is basking in winter sunshine, which means a drought must be on the way.