Emily Pattullo

Leigh, Auckland, New Zealand.

Emily is a fiction writer who can’t help writing poems too. She used to be a songwriter as well. She is originally from the UK but moved to New Zealand with her family shortly before lockdown, so experienced life in a new country from an unusual perspective. She found writing poetry kept her spirits up during such a challenging time and certainly has no regrets about moving to New Zealand! 

Date completed: 21.04.2020

Isolation.

Go within to find the sea

In the pulsing depths of your emotions,

Find the calm and reside there.

Go within to find the trees

In the unyielding strength of your roots,

Stand brave with purpose.

Go within to find the flowers

In the soft intimacy of a kind word,

The grateful bow of your head.

Go within to find the birds

In the joy of existence,

The resonance of your voice.

Go within to find the sky

A vast blank canvas on which to place your dreams.