Category Archives: Life

Ode to life’s chances

Posted on November 13, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

I think that I’m a failure ‘cos I can’t win the game; I get the Tatslotto numbers wrong, no matter where I aim. I thought I was a winner but it seems I’m meant to fail, And without it how’ll … Continue reading →

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Looking at my baby.

Posted on November 12, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

She walks with giants, lives with elves, pIays on beaches, climbs mountains high. No matter what happens in futures unknown I know that she will be able to fIy. Experiencing life and all the magic that is will help her … Continue reading →

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Too Late?

Posted on November 12, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

At times we all feel it’s too late; we’ve gone and passed our “use by date”. what could’ve been is now long past; the dye that is our future’s cast. But maybe our long past does mean there’s more of … Continue reading →

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Trumpets

Posted on November 11, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

We learn by our experience, that sometimes ‘twill bad so whatever comes upon us, it shouldn’t make us sad. At times we all need a lesson to put us on the road to that simple state of mind where we … Continue reading →

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Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Posted on November 5, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Well my Old Man was a Bushie and he had a Bushie’s heart and the Eucalypts and Dad just couldn’t part. It would never matter where he was or the company he held, betwixt him and the bush there was … Continue reading →

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The Red Pen

Posted on November 5, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Every person who I passed stood stiff with their eyes downcast. In their step there was no pride; they talked as if they tried to hide. To be seen there was their great fear; the wrath of God ever hovered … Continue reading →

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A Nations Pride

Posted on November 5, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

I heard their words; the Bushman’s a art. Those ballad’s come straight from the heart. They tell of trial and tribulation; the deeds that made this, our great Nation. This is our history, more true than most; of the glory … Continue reading →

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Puppetry

Posted on November 1, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Who is the puppeteer who pulls the strings; who is the master makes us do these things? Who tells us that that path is our way then pulls us back if we go astray? What is the reason for walking … Continue reading →

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The road to Hell

Posted on October 27, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

There’s a path I’ve heard that runs through Hell; some come out crippled, others well. Along this long meandering way there are signs that we can play. But as folk wander down this trail the beauty that it has does … Continue reading →

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This World

Posted on October 15, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

The suffering that is this world makes futures plain to see; a world where we can be anything, as long as it’s not “free”. A world designed to crush us beneath this constant weight of fear and pain and punishment … Continue reading →

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Walk on the Wild Side

Posted on October 7, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

When worlds crumble upon my heart it’s then I need a fresher start. Get away; mind free from fear; see the world a lot more clear. A simple walk upon the wild side can oft reveal what pain does hide. … Continue reading →

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My inclination

Posted on October 7, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

It matters not what others think or to what depths they choose to sink. What matters is the things I know; those things that let my juices flow. Creativity, the constant fire; the beauty of its cleansing pyre. Creativity, once … Continue reading →

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My advertisement for camp beds (or Arm a geddon tired)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

If you think it’s coming from the sky and, “Oh no!” we’re gonna die; that constant fear of Armageddon means that we will all be dead on a certain date or a certain day whether it’s fate or for sins … Continue reading →

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Today

Posted on September 9, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

Today I’d like to dance on high; the light fantastic in the sky. So maybe it is time to go to some deep forest I don’t know. To wander there and find some calm; soothe my spirit with the gentle … Continue reading →

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Jugement

Posted on September 9, 2016 by a foolhardy florilegium

If there was justice in this place what then would the “good men” face? I‘ve seen so many pious turds condemn with sanctimonious words folk who come from worlds unknown; no knowledge of how they have grown. Should we judge before … Continue reading →

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