At this precise moment in time, 18.21 on the BBC website, 300 people are still considered to be missing because of the Christchurch earthquake in NZ. Last time I was in Australia I met some New Zealanders and indeed know others independently. It is selfish but human to hope they are among the safe, though thoughts go out to those who are not. We live in a wonderful world full of sound and colour and sweet tasting morsels and poetry and singing and things we can touch and smell with pleasure but oh, it does have its prices to pay - such an oxymoron. Time to post this and reflect, methinks - the beauty comes with such joyous melancholy...
