Monthly Archives: October 2011
fooling: a haiku sequence
Sunday was another restless Spring day, the sky constnatly shifting from grey to blue. Again, I had the pleasure of starting the day by leading a ginko around the City Botanic Gardens. Here’s a selection of the haiku I gathered … Continue reading
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For Always
for Jules spring moon between her teeth the grape bursts ******************** It’s under a week now until our ‘little lost shark’ is due to arrive… so much anticipation! And this afternoon, we are off to the wedding of my guitar wielding … Continue reading
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Bellbird
for Ashley spring rain cascading through the melaleuca clear notes of the bellbird ********************
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Kurilpa Bridge Ginko
Last Sunday a group of us set off from the State Library of QLD across the Kurilpa Bridge on our first Spring ginko. Was a gorgeous Spring day that sparked many fine haiku. Here’s a handful of them along with … Continue reading
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chasing the wind: a spring haiku sequence
On Sunday, I lead my first Spring ginko (haiku walk) around the gorgeous State Library/Gallery of Modern Art precinct and over the Kurilpa Bridge. Here are a few haiku I brought back from my travels… and I will have the … Continue reading
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Rainbow Lorikeet
on a branch of budding wattle the luminous yellow of November still hanging on two lorikeets preen blue and green feathers from neck and back drop them lovingly to the wind that comes in its evening way gathering colour for the … Continue reading
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The 90’s Are Alive! Or Are They? … Yes.
(Neither a review of Chris Cornell live at QPAC, nor a memorial rant about the 90’s.) – a guest post by Julie Beveridge There was a lot riding on Chris Cornell’s Monday night show at QPAC. It was either going … Continue reading
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Crested Pigeon
tail fanning a lover like a ghost gum cutting the ribbon of cirrus head bobbing like a dash board Elvis chest lowered into poison red earth: and you withstanding this rousing tension tight-lipped till twilight kisses blowing blowing blown ********************
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Wedge-tailed Eagle
there is a sky in you whose wings stretch out fresh as a wave of salt water lapping — where eye levels horizon to usher your body into its cooler shadows for a moment among the unthought things undulated & undulating … Continue reading
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King Parrot
scramble to end of highest bough — man downcast with gravity forever looking up and you red as fallen fruit telescoping down on pink part of hair clearing surely as native land ********************
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