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Category Archives: Poetry
ODE TO A LIFE
Sad to say some folk are denied the joy of poetry. Bad teaching at school made it punishment, not pleasure, and they loathe it with a passion. I’m lucky to have always enjoyed reading –and writing – it, ever on … Continue reading
Posted in artist, bewildered, character, don't give up, dreams, grief, healing, human desperation, journey, Life, parents, Poetry, Prince, sincerity, Uncategorized
Tagged poetry life creation
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AUTUMN GARDENING
Another lovely autumn day. The builders are busy next door making a duplex, which replaces a family home, lovely cypress pine and a swathe of green streetscape. There was nothing I could do to stop the development, or prevent destruction … Continue reading
Posted in don't give up, flora, garden, healing, help, human desperation, illness, Life, loss, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged depression, Rose garden, transplanting
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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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UPANISHADS Vs Universe
I couldn’t decide between these topics, so decided to combine the two: the Upanishads clearly link to the universe, and what better man of the 20th Century to offer a few of his ideas than the renowned scientist and thinker, … Continue reading
Posted in Einstein, insight, journey, Life, mystery, needs, planet, Poetry, quest, religion, science, search, spiritual, spiritual values, transcend, transcendence, truth, Uncategorized, universe
Tagged Albert Einstein, mysticism, religion, the Upanishads, universe
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ROWING ON THE AVON
our skiff noses into the current golden flakes sparkles kingfisher winged bolt of blue avon flounces her gown of yellow wildflowers willows undulating glass waterfalls and abstract jiggles of light green dragonfly wings quiver splish splash splosh neophyte … Continue reading
Posted in birds, blossoms, butterfly, cambridge, close call, dragon fly, flora, journey, Life, love, magic, nature, Poetry, river, spiritual, transcendence, Uncategorized, waterfall
Tagged love, magic, transcendence
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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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FOG
As you’ve probably noticed, my posts are based on the alphabet for each day of April, less Sundays. I’ll try & post some photos of this blog in the next few days. FOG Clouds of fog blanket the Blue Mountains … Continue reading
Posted in anticipation, birds, celebration, choir, cliffs, cobwebs, deluge, escarpment, explorers, fairies, fauna, flora, fog, friendship, grandeur, indigenous, laughter, lichen, magic, meditation, moss, mountains, mystery, nature, Poetry, spiders, surveyor, tai chi, taichi, toadstools, transcend, Uncategorized, view, waterfall, waterfalls
Tagged carefree, poetry
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ZERO
In Italian nought is the first numeral, equivalent to nothing. Put a zero to the right of one, as any kindergarten student knows, and you have ten. Zero makes all numbers possible. Add zeros into the billions and trillions and … Continue reading
Posted in Life, maths, Poetry, Writing
Tagged kindergarten student, noths, nought, Zero
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EPIPHANY
whoosh of wings flash of red and blue twisting vines hairy tree-ferns purple fungi rotting logs a renaissance of moss eucalyptus turpentine and sassafras fragrance of wild mint herbs and violets water gurgling over rocks … Continue reading