1. Alabaster Smooth........so smooth..clean, cool shaped by skill,passion and love. Once touched it can never be the same.The master breathes life into the creation. It lives growing ,changing scilently speaking to us in many ways...... Art is sometimes to see what can't be seen and to hear what can't be heard. 2. Winter's coming. When colours seem to close their eyes and the warmth of the sun has turned it's back on us. When clouds are too heavy to dance, and the whole canvas seems to turn to grey, you know winter must be coming............ 3. Dancing dust. A shaft of light pierces my silent room, I look closely at this uninvited guest....... A world of shapes,...dust,....small minute particles of dust. Slowly and silently moving to an elaborate dance. I am spellbound by this spectacle. Dancing to music I could not hear,........as I was captured,....truly captured, I wish I was dancing with you. There is more truth in a single tear then any words we can use to describe it. 4. A Touch Away. (based on maltese folklore( floghli )) How we laughed and sang,.........when times were good. How we cried and held each other tight,.........when times were not so good. How many wishes and dreams did we share, we came so close, we almost made it. We were just a touch away. Our greatest challenges will be at our cross roads of life. So will our greatest victories. 5. Gusa's Prayer. Throughout life some souls touch us deeply. Gusa (Guza) was such a person. A little women with the most beautiful smile, very religious, who made the best lumpuka soup and great cups of tea. Quiet as a mouse with an aura that filled a room, She never said much but her silence earned respect. The family always came first, She always came last......... I remember her sitting alone in her kitchen, in her special place. I'm sure she was praying to her god. Sometimes the loudest sound can be silence. 6. Watercolours. I wish I could paint you smiling, dancing happily in the sun...........But i can't. I wish i could capture the gleam in your eyes full of spirit, full of life..........But i can't I wish i could paint your dreams with the colours they deserve............But i can't. So instead I will play this little something for you................. A beautiful flower grows without a sound, like a beautiful thought. 7. Sampusa lane. Dalore where's Chikku? It,s 3 pm on a lazy warm sunday afternoon. Not many people around,.....yes siesta time. I walk down careful not to make too much noise, the sun is warm, a slight breeze is playing with the small trees kept in pots outside some of the homes. I remember some of the characters who lived here, I guess most've gone now. I Lived here for a while,........What a great time that was. I Walk down to the end of the lane and come to the big green door of my uncle's farm,........... a farm in sampusa lane?.............Don't ask. 8. Doubt. We make decisions that effect our lives and also the lives of others, most of the time without much thought. Yes or No, Ifs and Buts, playing with our minds. With a part to play, now and in our future. If we didn't care, it wouldn't matter, But we do care and it does matter. Doubts,....When you don't know what to do,.......do nothing! 9. Villa Rosa. I peered through your gates on my morning walks while no one was looking. Dreaming, fantasising what i could do with you. Dreams cost nothing so i spent all i had wanting you. Villa Rosa hope you are happy. You were still too expensive for me...................... Shit!!!..must remember the phone bill..........U le. An empty bottle of wine in the company of good friends should always be full of memories. 10. San Anton. Tuesday morning 10.am, a walk through the gardens of San Anton. How I loved being there, the sweet smells, the seranity, peace, solitude... I walked through you while waiting for her, where the hell could she be? It doesn't really matter, I'll go round again............. I'd love to share this with you,...........To be like the leaves of a tree and dance with the wind. 11. Sunrise. Knowledge is knowing,.......knowing what to do with what we know is wisdom, By changing the thoughts within us we change the world around us. The window that allows the most sunlight in,is the one that faces the sun. 12. Postcards. So far away from you, yet never as close........wish you were here,i really do............ The coffee tastes good, but it's just about to rain........ Don,t know what i'll do today. Maybe just write some cards. Latte 1 sugar.........How much? A painful lesson is only a firm teacher who knows best. 13. Goodnight little Lexi. Do not worry little one, do not cry.......sleep.......sleep.... Close your eyes,.........faries in gold will keep you warm.... and keep you safe tonight. So many adventures are waiting for you, but not tonight..... not tonight..... I will play a little lullaby that i wrote just for you,..... so close your eyes and start to dream untile tommorow comes,......... Sometimes we have more to learn from children then we have to teach.