... My room, an island Windowless and blue and quiet The world outwith an endless ocean Unpredictable, ever-changing, deep My mind, the sky Alive with colour and sunlight and oxygen Cloud thoughts gleam and gather Until I create drawings—stories—poetry These are the birds I send soaring Out beyond ... Ellen Forkin is a chronically ill artist, writer and poet living in Orkney, Scotland. www.ellenforkin.co.uk @ellen_forkin | Instagram Ellen Forkin Art | Facebook @ellenforkin.bsky.social | Bluesky @ellen.forkin | TikTok