GEMINI is a new book of poetry which will be reaching my web shop soon.

Astronomically, Gemini is a constellation of stars in our northern hemisphere sky. I believe it is formed of six stars , not two. Astrologically, Gemini refers to the two stars Castor and Pollux, who allegedly were twins but with different fathers :0

You can read about them here

In todays terms, those of us born between 20th May and 20th June – or thereabouts – are astrologically linked under the sign of Gemini, the twins. We are attributed to have two contrasting  charactors. Whether this is a learned response from our culture of “following our stars” is open for discussion. I certainly seem to follow the format. But I don’t study other star signs that much. Maybe we ALL have SOME of the atrributes of every sign. But anyway, I am happy to be labelled a Gemini.

But why call my book GEMINI?

I mainly write two types of poetry – funny and – the other sort. Seasonal – funny in the summer, the other sort in the darker months. I’m happy or sad. Love everything all at once then change direction and flit like a butterfly to something else that catches my fancy

In my previous book, Candle, I grouped poems into chapters of seasons or worklife or stresses and so on. In this collection I’ve put both sides of myself out there at once – hoping there will be something for a chuckle and something for a thoughtful pause on each turn of the page.

Here’s a short poem about Castor and Pollux

Castor and Pollux

These Dioscuri,

One mortal, the other divine

Born from one egg

Climb in our heavens and shine

Pollux lifts up Castor, his brother

To shine evermore in our sky

One cannot survive without the other

Castor and Pollux The Twins. Gemini.