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Why was I so young when what mattered went down? As I trotted around like some weird circus clown. In the days when the world was ripe to renew what would I have done if at that time I knew … Continue reading
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The End Is Nigh!!!
Someone told me the world would end on a day not very far and in my heart that fact did leave a deep and deadly scar. Because, you see, if it is true and this old man should die I’m … Continue reading
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Utopia
Utopia is out there! It’s waiting for our call; but for us to hear it, this system now must fall. The power of the 1%, the rule of iron law must be shown the exit and ushered out the door. … Continue reading
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Philosophy
“I think therefore I am” or some smartarse shit like that is just a meaningless bit of ‘wisdom’ some philosopher shat. They spew out all this bullshit that never means a thing; they simply flap their bloody jaw and give … Continue reading
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Responsibility
The fate that’s my life’s journey; the strange paths I have trod Have led me to one simple truth; there’s no such thing as ‘God.” But rather there’s the feeling that wells up from my heart To tell me what … Continue reading
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Sunrise
I love the early morning when Old Sol’s flames lick the sky. It’s uplifting to the spirit; reminds me I can fly. And though many things may happen over this long day The one thing I’ll remember is what Old … Continue reading
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The Bowl
The bowl overwhelms me – there is no other place; the bowl is blank and drear, just like my haggard face. They tell me it’s still out there – the world of my youth, I hear consoling words but can’t … Continue reading
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It’s Just a Phase I’m Going Through
I’m going through a phase in life, it’s called being alive. It’s the only phase I know I’ll have, so I should try to thrive. It doesn’t matter what I do, it’s all left up to me; I can build … Continue reading
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This Land
Ya gotta love this land of ours; from desert to the sea. Every time I look at it, it’s where I want to be. It doesn’t matter how I feel or what’s gone wrong today I gaze out on its … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Wildlife, Green Poetry, Life, Love
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Peace?
Some folk find release imbibing; or is that just surviving? For others it’s the chatter; that leaves my mind ascatter. For me my peace is found in silences wild sound. and life’s music as it flows through the beauty Gaia … Continue reading
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Ode to Malcolm
One time he had some meaning; one time he made a stand but then that man decided to be the Poobah Grand. And so he sold his principles and auctioned off his soul because he saw the power that should … Continue reading
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The Hill
I sat upon a hill one day and watched the world come by to play. A butterfly came dancing by and waltzed her message in the sky. A bird flew up and sang his song and told me there was … Continue reading
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Drover
Why wasn’t I born a drover, out there upon the plain? Why wasn’t I born a drover whose foes were wind and rain. I know dust and rain and loneliness are places I could live for I feel that they’ve … Continue reading
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Rich Folks Way
You see them come, You see them go; the rich who think they want to know just how it is the poor folk live and what wisdom they can gain or give. But are you poor when you always know … Continue reading
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Faces In The Street (yes I know the titles been used before but I don’t think Lawson would care)
Where are they from? Where will they go? This constant human ebb and flow. I wonder, were their pasts all bold? Would they stand proud if truth were told? I think, for most, there’s secrets hid if we were but … Continue reading
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