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Category Archives: modern
MAGICAL FLIGHT
Your Etihad Business begins with a Priority Pass through boring old Customs, to the usual magical array of Duty-Free Liquor, French Perfumes, jewellery, chocolates enough to put on kilos…You resist temptation, regardless of Oscar Wilde’s famous injunction. At the Etihad … Continue reading
Posted in age, air, anticipation, celebration, difficulties, don't give up, explorers, grandeur, magic, modern, people-watching, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged bush magic, Travel
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CLIMATE CHANGE
I had long wondered why all those who deny climate change seem to be on the right of Genghis Khan and Alan Jones. There’s overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change is all too real, and happening faster than expected, and … Continue reading
Posted in air, community, conscience, country, danger, decency, don't give up, ethics, flora, hope, humanity, modern, morals, peril, politics, pollution, responsibilities, riches, rights, Uncategorized
Tagged danger pollution climate
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KNIGHT IN SHINING CHAIN MAIL
A chill London breeze whipped rain onto Liza’s trousers and into her soaked shoes, twilight swiftly descending. She took the map out of her pocket to check her location. I’m totally lost, she thought, feeling sick. The tube strike complicated … Continue reading
X FACTOR
The X-Factor has many meanings, including those to do with mathematics, blood and genes. I’ll confine myself to the quality of surprise in circumstance or person that has a strong, unpredictable influence on an outcome and then explore the innate … Continue reading
Posted in age, anticipation, character, isolation, journey, modern
Tagged Alec Guiness, delight, fascinate, Noel Coward, the it factor
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WELCOME TO
ATHENS 1995 perhaps jason pilots the olympic airlines flight towards greece cradle of european civilization plato’s dialogues socrates’ philosophy pythagoras’ secret numbers mythical argonauts gild skies golden lambswool clouds freshly shorn afternoon light steals into night timeless past present future … Continue reading
Posted in age, agony, air, anticipation, blossoms, country, danger, democracy, despair, destitute, dreams, fear, humanity, journey, legends, Life, literature, modern, planet, Poetry, politics, pollution, quest, responsibilities, rights, search, transcendence, visit
Tagged cradle of civilization, legends, modern day, Philosophy, plato’s dialogues
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VAGRANT
bewhiskered bedraggled bewildered sways across the intersection grabs an old beer can from the gutter no wonder perth’s such a tidy city we say even the vagrants pick up litter ecstatically he lifts the tyre battered relic sips the last … Continue reading
Posted in age, anticipation, bewildered, character, derelict, destitute, different, Humor, journey, modern, outcast, Poetry, rejected, Uncategorized
Tagged intersection, laughter, surprise, vagrant
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ROYAL VISIT
My alphabet has two r’s – oops! Never mind… Who could fail to admire handsome Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and his beautiful Kate? Or not fall in love with delightful Prince George, a bubbling, squeaking, kicking, bundle of … Continue reading
Posted in baby, country, crown, decency, dedication, democracy, digbity, don't give up, Duchess, Humor, integrity, Life, modern, nobility, Prince, privelege, republic, riches, Royal, sacrifice, Uncategorized, visit
Tagged beautiful Kate, Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, Republic, Royal, visit
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QUEST JOURNEYS
In the mythology of every nation, quest journeys abound. It may be personal – the search for identity, for a missing parent, or for an object. In the Arthurian legend of Sir Galahad it’s the Holy grail. Merlin, the Wizard, predicts … Continue reading
Posted in don't give up, ethics, explorers, holy grail, honour, hope, human desperation, Humor, incarcaration, journey, knights, legends, Life, literature, love, magic, meaning, modern, mystery, nobility, psychology, quest, religion, search, spiritual values, transcend, turmoil, Uncategorized
Tagged Arthurian legend, Miguel de Cervantes, overcoming obstacles, protagonist, quest journey, Sir Galahad, Sir Lancelot
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ONLY THE LONELY
In the last thirty years reports of feeling lonely in the US have doubled. In many countries, including Australia, more people live on their own than ever before. The elderly are isolated by illness and frailty, many far from family. … Continue reading
Posted in community, compassion, country, depression, despair, difficulties, doctors, don't give up, escape, family, friendship, grief, guilt, healing, help, hope, Humor, insight, isolation, laughter, modern, Poetry, psychology, Uncategorized
Tagged depression, isolation, Loneliness
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JASMINE
Diana was finding it difficult coping with her mother’s yearly visit. Being a harsh disciplinarian with kids was expected, in her day, she thought, but invariably counter-productive. Yet Nana takes it as her duty to help instil manners in her grandchild, … Continue reading
Posted in adult children, anger, authoritarian, confrontation, danger, difficulties, family, guilt, help, insight, modern, parenting, parents, politeness, power struggle, psychology, rigid, stammer, visits
Tagged parenting, psychology, skills
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