HIKOI: Early Morning Walks

early morning walks

mourning
leaves torn from trees
floating
scattered parts of me
blind spots
eyes are open
HIKOI

Leeming silently reflects through a stream of consciousness dialogue around belonging, loss and connection to home, saying silence is as important as the work. Walking, meditating, praying, and listening connect her internal landscapes and memories residing beyond awareness. Leeming sits in the present, in the land that is now home. Hikoi, a Māori word and concept carrying cultural resonance, to walk or journey, the work embodies a physical act and a spiritual or emotional passage – through life, grief, and hope.