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City Botanic Gardens Ginko

Here’s last Sunday’s haiku harvest from our ginko around Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens. It was a rolling Spring day where the only colour that remained certain in the sky was the purple of Jacaranda blossoms. on the path crow throws … Continue reading

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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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QLD Writers Week

QLD Writers Week (October 10 – 16) is just around the corner and there is plenty happening all across the state as part of the celebrations. I will be hosting a series of posts from some mighty fine QLD Poets all next … Continue reading

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Come on a ginko with me

spring breeze at her thighs the towel loosens   In late October/early November, as Spring bursts in all its beauty, I will be leading a series of six ginko (haiku walk) around this fine city of ours and its stunning … Continue reading

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Winter Full Moon Ginko – poems and photos

It was a spectacularly clear night on Friday as ten of us gathered at Valori Espresso Lounge & Gallery for our moon viewing ginko along Scarborough Beach. The moon was right on time (6:30pm), revealing its red glow before rising majestically. Here … Continue reading

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Winter Full Moon Ginko

                                                                       coming                                                                        hazy or not                                                                        winter moon                                                                            photograph by Cindy Keong That’s right, this Friday, June 17, the first winter full moon will rise and what better way to celebrate than to take a walk along the gorgeous Scarborough Beach composing … Continue reading

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Downfall Creek Ginko

                                                               broken silence                                                                the fall of one                                                                golden leaf                                                                             *                                                                gentle breeze                                                                the crackle of gum leaves                                                                across the boardwalk                                                                             *                                                                shady fig                                                                the silence                                                                of empty nests                                                                               – Lee-Anne Davie                                                                 Melaleuca … Continue reading

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New Farm Park Ginko: Trudie Murrell & John Wainwright

                                                           garden wedding                                                            storm clouds bring something                                                            new to wait for                                                                            *                                                            waiting for the bride                                                            pageboy and crow                                                            compare suits                                                                            *                                                             under the Bay Fig                                                             a violin plays                                                             branches dip closer … Continue reading

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New Farm Park Ginko: Jonathan Hadwen & Cindy Keong

                                                          grandfather’s roses                                                           a spot growing                                                           on each leaf                                                                          *                                                           family barbeque                                                           teenager texts                                                           from a separate bench                                                                          *                                                          wedding in the park                                                          only half                                                          a string quartet                                                                         *                                                          dishwasher can’t clean … Continue reading

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New Farm Park Ginko: Lee-Anne Davie & Vuong Pham

                                                                    so lush                                                                     the grass                                                                     for late autumn lovers                                                                                 *                                                                    above me                                                                    a single red rose                                                                    against slivers of blue                                                                                 *                                                                    beside the croquet lawn                                                                    a homeless man sleeps                                                                    visitors welcome                                                                                 *                                                                   in the … Continue reading

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