November 2011 Blog Posts (13)

THE UNIMPORTANCE OF BEING COMFORTABLE

Wake up one morning from

our little dreams,

get out of our little beds,

open our little front doors

and go out.

Leave behind our little screens,

soft carpets, dim lights,

our little tin cans . . . on wheels,

the little horizons we view,

and prepare to meet the big

world, the really big world.

Turn left, or right, up or down,

it is out there waiting . . .

the big skies, the big seas,

the big…

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Added by william james falls on November 27, 2011 at 21:38 — No Comments

Jumping Ship (Changing Jobs!)

I was on a ship not long ago

That seemed destined to reach the horizon soon.

But you could tell from the growling and grinding of the engines,

The furrowed brows of weary seaman and bleeding deckhands,

That the captain’s dream was paved with  bloody sacrifice.

 

 

Our lives became a living dreamtime story.

Blurring sunrise and sunset till the holy Sabbath

Became depressing metaphor.

 

I saw the flag fluttering…

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Added by THE BARD on November 25, 2011 at 20:00 — No Comments

Brain Cells

Ghosts of the past are waiting,

waiting to break free

from the subconscious prison.

They lie dormant, like trees

in winter, down dim and

dangerous avenues in your mind.

Banished there, never to return.

 

You slide through life, seemingly

in control, and comfortable,

keeping the past under lock and key.

Forever shoring up the prison walls,

securing your feelings

and guarding the gates.

Always in…

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Added by william james falls on November 21, 2011 at 21:40 — No Comments

DESIRE

I want him, but he’s not here

He wants her, but she doesn’t care

I could want him, but he wants her… and her… and her…

And he wants me…

But I want him,

And he’s not here…

©JewelRainbow (written at a party at Blackwattle Studio in 1983)

 

Added by Jewel Vercoe Rainbow on November 17, 2011 at 5:06 — No Comments

FOR MY LOVE ONES

To my love ones, near and far, you know who you are

Night or day, you never turn away from where you always are

Close to my heart, inspiring my art

Keeping me smiling through it all

Picking me up each time I fall

Always listening when I call

You are the ones I love, sent from above,

And I just want to say, hey, thanks for everything

For making my soul sing, for all the good cheer you bring

To my darkest nights and longest…

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Added by Jewel Vercoe Rainbow on November 17, 2011 at 5:04 — No Comments

FAIRYTALES FOR MODERN LOVERS

Once upon a time when we were small we used to believe them all

But as we grew we sadly knew that most would end badly…

Sleeping Beauty dreamt until she woke just in time to see the prince

Was not at all what he was meant to be and she was surrounded

By men who were dwarfs in more ways than one

Cinderella eventually got her fella despite her mean stepsisters’

Attempts to keep her poor and make her scrub the floor forever more…

Red Riding Hood…

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Added by Jewel Vercoe Rainbow on November 17, 2011 at 5:03 — No Comments

THE SHANGHAI BEAUTY

The Shanghai Beauty, she dutifully danced for her country

From age nine till thirty-four, and the men all called her ‘Sir!’

The Shanghai Beauty, she’s such a cutie, albeit with a fierce mind

Now her spirit soars through the air like a bird without a care

But don’t dare ever think of messing with The Shanghai Beauty

She may be rare and sexy, but she can still give you a scare

Her name is Jin Xing and she can do anything she sets her mind to

The…

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Added by Jewel Vercoe Rainbow on November 17, 2011 at 4:59 — No Comments

Earplugs anyone ?

If I hear another

heartrendingly

saccharine tinged

lachrymose laden

and incredibly

uplifting song

sung by another

heartrendingly

saccharine tinged

lachrymose laden

and incredibly

uplifting singer . . .

 

I shall vomit . . . copiously !

Added by william james falls on November 16, 2011 at 21:43 — 7 Comments

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 I'm new to blogs so this is a work in progress.

Added by Ken Setter on November 12, 2011 at 8:31 — 1 Comment

ON MEETING THE AUSTRALIAN POETIC GIANT-PETER SKRZYNECKI

ON MEETING THE AUSTRALIAN POETIC GIANT-PETER SKRZYNECKI



He spoke with a gentle humour-

Blissfully unaware of the aura

That filled spaces around his diminutive frame.



As he unravelled pieces of his candid chronicle,

I saw the scars beneath those glistening eyes

Fighting to control the flood

That accompanies the revisiting of painful moments of a past-

Now-prescribed poems for an unwitting generation.



I wonder if each  fifteen…

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Added by THE BARD on November 11, 2011 at 18:30 — 12 Comments

tra la la la la!

A life forgotten,

never heard.

To share with people, 

that care.

With curtains drawn,

makes one tired

with enough sleep to fulfill

the needs

of a creature

who's torn.

Unsettled.

Roll and walk the boards.

 

God forbid

Shall I not disturb?

Breath that's stale,

digital images play

havoc to a life

clearly near the end.

A figure.

cold and dark

curled…

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Added by Harry Livingstone on November 8, 2011 at 20:56 — No Comments

INTERNATIONAL POETRY EVENING

                                         Fellowship of Australian Writers Liverpool                                      

Presents an Evening of

 

“International Poetry”

 

When: Thursday 23rd November 2011 6 to 9pm

 

Where: Hilda M Davis Senior Citizens Centre

             185 Bigge Street, Liverpool NSW

Walking distance from Liverpool…

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Added by POETS IN THE MAKING on November 7, 2011 at 4:47 — No Comments

ZineWest 11.

My membership of New Writers' Group has been continuous since its inception.

For many 'good' things to remain good, change must happen, but also growth must occur.

The words that follow are but one indication of a happy, healthy and useful writers group -

 

Crikey, aren't we NWG members bloody fortunate to have people dedicated to producing, improving and publishing this marvellous  - Zine.

 

It is tremendous to have been able…

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Added by Jim Spain on November 2, 2011 at 13:59 — No Comments

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