Jeremy Burton is an artist and storyteller based in Boorloo, Western Australia. My artwork, photography and illustrations often feature our oceans, nature and lots of silliness.
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- Your children are not your children
I like this one. It speaks to how we prep our kids and how we are just their guide and launch point into the future. Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with… Read more: Your children are not your children - Menang Country
I camped out in Menang Country (Albany) over the weekend, a little bit of doing nothing. Almost. I find it so hard to just do nothing and yet it’s so often what I need to do the most. The slowing down, appreciating a hot cuppa and what’s in front of me has become a real… Read more: Menang Country - Tour De France
Each year the tour takes over my month of July evenings. I started watching it years ago when Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen were the commentators for SBS Australia. The tour is a marketing exercise as much as a sports race. The country of France combines funds with neighbours to promote the summer, food and… Read more: Tour De France - Rest in youLet me rest Let me rest in you, just for a moment A moment of quiet A moment of no thinking, just being Let me rest On your shoulder On your shoulder, like a listing snowflake Let me rest my soul No moving, just resting On your shoulder Let’s breathe Let’s breathe, in soul time… Read more: Rest in you
- Warm friendI wait for you each morning Before the world remembers it’s noise You return with the tiniest of glows Regular, steady and slow Then, you’re rising The most gradual of shinings I move to you Into you, warm and true Now you’re charging me Unplugged and free My sun, our sun you me and our… Read more: Warm friend