Tread as softly as a rainbow
in a fish's eye
don't wrinkle the moon's reflection
with your footprints,
Carry nothing in your…
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Added by mal on November 25, 2011 at 5:20am —
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A slow rain seeps into gutters.
Parrots screech in the dusky scrub.
Wrens feed at the crumbling edge
of the path up the mountain.
Sunlight never reaches the corners
of this winter park . As letters are…
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Added by mal on November 19, 2011 at 5:30am —
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I had known Jack most of my life, sharing my time with him in Primary school, High school and later at college. He was a very confident boy whose ability was well recignized both academically as much as on the sporting field.His family were successful farmers who had invested well, and as a consequence he had become accustomed to enjoying the good life to the point that he had become self centered and self indulgent as well.His care free attitude was reflected in the…
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Added by mal on October 11, 2010 at 7:35am —
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My lawyer friend from the city decided that he was tired of the rat race and wanted to move to the country. His dream was to become a chicken farmer ? So he bought a nice farm in his favourite part of the country , moved in and started to plan his chicken business. As it turns out , his next door neighbour is also a chicken farmer. The neighbour visits him one particular day and says , "chicken farming isn"t easy , but I am so glad to have you in the area , so to…
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Added by mal on September 30, 2010 at 7:54am —
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What happens to the tinned soup in your cupboard when the cupboard door is closed?
Is it still there, on the other side of the door, waiting until you open it ?
Or does it vanish into thin air ?
Materialising just nanoseconds before you open the door ?
If you keep closing and opening the door, suddenly and randomly ,
will you catch it out ?
Or will you just wear out the hinges ?
Perhaps the soup is there all the time…
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Added by mal on August 26, 2010 at 7:23am —
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As I drove up the hill to the old homestead memories of my early childhood came flooding back, and as I alighted from the car I could smell the freshness of the sea air penetrating my nostrills, as it did all those years ago. As I knocked on the front door , I could see the thin image of a woman reflected through the glass panel. She opened the door and invited me inside , and almost at once she realized that I was her favourite grandson. After several… Continue
Added by mal on August 1, 2010 at 7:18am —
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As the dawning light dazzels, and
awakens the eye to dreaming eye,
with a kookaburra on high
while the sun rises over the river -
A small girls silvery shadow
swims away from my ankles,
and as the heat…
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Added by mal on July 13, 2010 at 9:18am —
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We finally broke up last Thursday , a cold and wet day , until my heart crashed six stories and landed by your feet , only to be trampled on and kicked into the gutter.Upon reflection , Friday is a much better day to have ended it , as you have the whole weekend to regain some composure , some self respect and to re-emerge as just another well identified loser in the relationship stakes. On Thursday my face was so swollen from crying , as I had to decide if a broken heart is a good enough… Continue
Added by mal on July 4, 2010 at 7:08am —
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As the corroded hook sat
peacefully in dads tackle box,
the spring tide suggests that
the snapper are on the run -
While his red cigarette tip
is bobbing abundantly in the…
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Added by mal on June 29, 2010 at 7:00am —
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As the winter winds blow,
signs of a empty spiders web
are methodically moored to the window.
While the wool bale skeins
and the shades of winters past
are systematically sorted…
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Added by mal on April 7, 2010 at 2:30am —
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As the dawning light awakens
from - the eye to dreaming eye,
with a Kookaburra on high, while the
early morning sun rises over the river-
A small girls silvery shadow ,
swims silently away from my ankles.
As the heats…
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Added by mal on February 18, 2010 at 4:46am —
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As the dryness of a cold winter arrives
a geranium wilts in the Pub window,
Through the silky skylight, a Possum"s
paw print impacts on the moon.
While the dampness of the night imitates…
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Added by mal on February 12, 2010 at 1:08am —
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The transparent lamp
with its red tangled tassels,
as I dab my upper lip...
While the tour group pose
strategically silenced by,
the photographed cascade-
Al,...souvenirs ,
shopping- for three years now
at the same closing down sale,...
Its late afternoon -
as the aunties jive
with their slim shadows,....
Added by mal on November 28, 2009 at 1:57am —
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I am out of money,
as we enter into
the ....New Year ?
But, as bald
as a fish
slys the fishmonger -
While spaghetti straps
seduce the senses in chinatown,
which resonates our festive icy lychees...
Al,...the heat,
as he sits patiently
while she ,slides - sideways.
Added by mal on November 22, 2009 at 7:37pm —
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I am out of money,
as we enter into
the ....New Year ?
But, as bald
as a fish
slys the fishmonger -
While spaghetti straps
seduce the senses in chinatown,
which resonates our festive icy lychees...
Al,...the heat,
as he sits patiently
while she ,slides - sideways.
Added by mal on November 22, 2009 at 7:37pm —
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I am lost again , as the
dandelion seed - heads
shine ... behind me too.
While the rain lifts the peaks
off, some office towers ,
but,...still partly obscurred ?
Translation studies -
Disseminating drifting clouds
behind a fly wire screen.
However, there"s no way through
but , up and over the hill -
Ah ,...centrelink .
Added by mal on November 12, 2009 at 6:51pm —
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As an athlete Brendan"s fitness and endurance were quite exceptional,but it was his ability on the football field which set him apart from all the other athlete"s .His leg speed was amazing as was his stamina, but ultimately it was his ability to kick goals that brought him great fame and fortune .At almost any position within the goal kicking area, and at any angle would result in a goal, thus was the level of his accuracy ,with many club wins being attributed to his individual…
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Added by mal on October 22, 2009 at 12:20am —
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The Mosquito"s song, fills the
room with clapping hands,
but,...still drinking , after
the glass is drained -
The glass half full or
the glass half empty ?
Its much too hot ,to
wear a watch tonight -
While just you and me
are awake all night -as
a bullfrog sings its
lonely lullaby,...
Added by mal on October 11, 2009 at 5:47am —
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Blue painted toe nails illuminate her feet -
But, still small enough,... to lie
straight out in the bath,
As the rising mist crystallises the stillness.
While a cow wanders through a cob web -
and a Ghostly gum is magnified
by the haze of the late afternoon sun,....
Added by mal on October 1, 2009 at 12:14am —
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While the sun breaks through
between the intermittent showers,
rains mirror illuminates the roof.
As thunder echoes the approching storm,
lambs press against their mothers bellies.
A spring moon manifests crystal coolness,
while on double pay the barmaid glistens.
Nestlings gather under the eaves,and resonate
the light condensation on a can of beer,....
Added by mal on September 25, 2009 at 2:33am —
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