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Author Archives: a foolhardy florilegium
Gaia’s Call
Within the heart of freedom there’s beauty to be heard; the roaring of a waterfall, the trilling of a bird. Within the depths of loneliness the silence deafens all; this is a place you’ll never hear the beauteous Gaia’s call. … Continue reading
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Sometimes
We stand upon the precipice of all our lives have sown and look out on the garden of all that has now grown. Can we be proud of what we’ve done; the future left behind? Have we left behind us … Continue reading
Posted in Family, First Nations, Gender, Green Poetry, Love, Mental Health, nature, Peace, Politics, Spirit
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My Girl
There’s a gentleness within that child tempered by beauty free and wild. It’s in her heart, the Earth’s sweet song; in her is where all truths belong. I see her eyes flash fire and ice; her love holds fast – … Continue reading
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Living
There’s a new day dawning, new truths it is spawning. The truths of the past are coming back fast. For those who can see it’s a great time to be alive and aware in worlds without care. The nature of … Continue reading
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Who Is The Enemy?
I fought a war most every day when I was only young; in those battles in my mind I was a hero oft unsung. I knew to be a hero was the only path for me To fight the evil … Continue reading
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The Replubic of Australia
I think we need a Republic to stand on our feet at last and get out from the shadow ‘the old country’ has cast. While it cannot change the past; what’s done ‘twas us who did At least behind the … Continue reading
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A Journey
Last night I went out Journeying to places long forgot; as I wandered through them I remembered what I’m not. I wandered into places so long I’d buried in my mind and flew upon a magic carpet to see that … Continue reading
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Where?
Where is the guidance that I seek? Where are the words I wish to speak? Where is the Spirit for my guide? Where does the help I seek abide?
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On Streams & Dreams
Much water, many bridges and the tides of time do change; the world goes topsy turvy and it looks all kinda strange. I saw it floating past one day, the future that is past; it bobbed round in the current … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Mental Health, Nonsensiliosity
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Wandering & Wondering
Knocking on doors of worlds yet unexplored; wondering at life’s beauties not yet adored. Standing at a crossroads with no sign to see; living a life and just wanting to be. Where are the signposts for this life that we … Continue reading
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Impermanence
Helter skelter seeking shelter from storms ahead are we all dead from what we’ve fed storms are brewing life’s renewing what’s blown away at end of day is just the past nothing can last when idols grow we never know … Continue reading
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Tilting At Windmills
There’s bloody windmills everywhere – too many for my lance; if I should take them all on I wouldn’t stand a chance. Maybe I’m getting older but I’m much wiser too; I can’t fight every battle I’ll lose all if … Continue reading
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The Drones of Death
The Drones of Death fly silently to all corners of the land and turn the fertile wilderness into dead, drifting sand. The Drones of Death are corporate slaves, they look like you or me they come to end our freedom, … Continue reading
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Gaia’s Art
The world around me resonates to the most amazing tune; from the deepest greenest forest to the stark beauty of a dune. I wish I had the words to speak the views seen from my heart; there is no thing … Continue reading
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I need a break
When life is a cacophony; with no stillness left to feel. It’s time to find a gentleness; a place where you can heal. And so today I’ll wander somewhere among the trees; they’ll absorb my headspace and leave my heart … Continue reading
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