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Posted on February 17, 2012 at 9:13 0 Comments

in the night a monster    a man

spiked with metal rods

walking    trancing his way

across the coals

 

that monstrous heat

 

but pain deterred    where the sacred

and the jostling crowds meet

 

the whole world begins to rock

like a school of fish    everyone

moves at the same strange pace

 

our faces scorched by heat

eyes ablaze in wonder at this feat

that should bring tormented…

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At 22:18 on February 19, 2012, Adrian Wiggins said…

Hello Susan, and a very warm welcome to Sydney Poetry.

This is a social site built by the poets (and friends) of Sydney (and surrounds) for the poets (and friends) of Sydney (and surrounds) – and Mission Beach too, why not!

You can:

Great to see you getting involved already. This being a social site the more we all do here the more interesting it becomes for everyone.

While there's no editor deciding what gets published there is just a bit of post facto moderation (please do read) to keep it clean and on-topic.

I hope you enjoy your time on the site and find it useful.

Best wishes,

Adrian

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