'There is a gentle thread running through this book of short poems which takes us homeward bound on a journey of self-reflection with the poet. I've come to know Stella through her cherita poems, many of which I've published in the cherita. She is a prolific writer of the storytelling genre I created in 1997, with many stories to share, and she draws us into her world of what home means to her. Now a fully fledged storyteller who lives in Australia, she invites us in to her other home, the one she left behind in Yogyakarta, whose sights, sounds and scents meander into poetry's ink and linger...' - ai li, creator of cherita, editor and publisher of the cherita