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The Falling

Posted on August 26, 2012 by a foolhardy florilegium

I’ve stood here now for years untold, thru summer’s heat and winter’s cold. Slow I’ve grown throughout those years and laughed the laughter, cried the tears. I’ve watched the seasons come and go, while I slowly let my taproot grow. … Continue reading →

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A fish rock star

Posted on August 26, 2012 by a foolhardy florilegium

Far beneath the land of us Where fish wait to catch their bus Way down where the big fish grow Lives a fish that I do know “Bubbles” is that fishes name and Bubbles has a special game She blows … Continue reading →

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Psychiatry’s Grinder

Posted on August 26, 2012 by a foolhardy florilegium

Ground in the grinder of psychiatry’s woes, a life that’s spent wondering where it all goes. Are you staff or patient? Who really cares; we all leave that place with the same blank stares. Ground to a pulp by the … Continue reading →

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High Plains Wandering

Posted on August 26, 2012 by a foolhardy florilegium

Many days I wandered where the Snowgums reach the sky I’ve tramped across those open Plains in snow and tinder-dry High up in the mountains, where the twisted Snowgum grow And for many months it’s covered; all blanketed in snow … Continue reading →

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Sophie’s Search for the Spectacular Spotted Sizzlebott

Posted on August 25, 2012 by a foolhardy florilegium

Somewhere, deep in the Serindipitree Forest lived the rare and magnificent Spotted Sizzlebott and Sophie really, really wanted to find it. For days she roamed the forest floor; she found the elusive Elephant Mouse, a tiny mouse with a big … Continue reading →

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The Mud Puddling Pucka Snucka

Posted on August 25, 2012 by a foolhardy florilegium

Now the Mud Puddling Pucka Snucka is the most beautiful bird anybody has ever seen in the whole wide world. Her gorgeous plumage holds every colour and hue of the Rainbow, all overlayed with the brilliant sheen of the twinkling … Continue reading →

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The Seven Gifts: Being a Chronicle of Gifts from the Gods and Nature Spirits to the People Of Earth at The Beginning Of Time

Posted on August 25, 2012 by a foolhardy florilegium

When a Gift has been given, then it’s given to keep And the way we then use it, is a choice that we make A gift can be treasured or thrown on the garbage heap But the proof of our … Continue reading →

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Champion Charlie, The BMX Bear Learns To Ride

Posted on August 25, 2012 by a foolhardy florilegium

Charlie Koala watched them all the time, and it always looked like great fun. Charlie especially liked it when they jumped really high in the air. As they came racing up to the jump Charlie watched them peddle as fast … Continue reading →

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