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on Terra Australis Incognita
against goldleaf dawnoutline of eucalyptusfar from cleansing fireoh eucalyptus treehard, tall, standing proudsubtle mnemoniccriminals in boatsunwanted, unloved, orphansEngland’s castawaysLutruwita bleachedAboriginal nationsmurdered, chained, leashed, fencedyour tree transporteddecorates English gardenstear-soaked canopy ~n.b. The profile of the eucalyptus tree crown (seen here in…
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on poetry
there are some moments in lifeof such happinessthat poetry cannot convey the joy feltwords would tarnish the experiencespeech and hearing are unable to capture the…
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on February
greyscale everythingcurtain, window frame, grassbench, fence, seaship sheltering off shorehorizon smudged into skythe deep rumble of rollerssteadily pounding the shorestone, flint, shingleswashing along the foot…
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on Ukraine
In a mere hundred yearsOne Saturday morningThe memorial to you will drip from night’s last icy showerPeople riding on the tramWill discuss their love prospectsWhat…
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on the road
good decision, kidditch the costly driving schooluse the public bus~n.b. There can be no other explanation for the discarded L-plate at the bus stop, can there? Trust your children to improve on our handiwork. CLP 24/01/2026
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on freedom
our choices lie before usour fate determined by those availablea woman scrabbles in the streetpanicking to retrieve cardsthey are blown along the paving in the…
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on humanity
Is it possibleTo love you allFor a momentWhen the connection sparksRegardless of pastOr future?Of courseFor a momentOf connectionSpare me your promises~ CLP 18/01/2026
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on sound
the geese I lovetheir drifting callsfiltering through the leafless treesI seek the skeinwatch it spread across the ice blue abovesee how it stretches, unfurlscollapsestoward the…
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