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Possums On the Run - Part 4

"Possums on the Run - Part 4" Stars in the sky, he sits on his back steps, he’s thinking of all his dreams, his one true love, his sadness HER dreams all come undone, “Which star’s the sign of Cancer?” he ponders, watching the fence line, The sun has well and truly set. All he sees are his little possum’s on the run. Walks out to the Avocado trees complains about the aboes and his thoughts wander towards the-other-side-of-the-fence Nuns. Three saplings watch his sadness bleeding into Erinmore pipe dreams - Three think, “run away soon - run, run, run”. Wrote him a poem placed it in the Big Book put my high heels on drove me to the airport said, “I’ll be okay” kissed him on the cheek promised him to my dying day I’d wear no war paint, "Be a good girl, Luv," he cries out, "write home some!". Didn’t turn back to say goodbye as I walked onto the Fokker F27 Friendship the pilot closed the door little bird flew up into Blue Sky Didnt' cry, turned my face towards the Sun. My life had just begun. “Possum’s on the Run” (Lovejoy-Burton/Jan 2018) 1. Lennox/Legend in My Living Room https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98srF-qG2mA (Dedicated to a Revolutionary Possum, who thinks they're the only first one to run, run, run. This posted, of course, as always, with ALL MY LOVE. Dedicated to you my daughter, Georgia).

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Date: 1/19/2018 6:20:00 AM
Interesting set of poems, of course the possum is a metaphor, maybe for someone you know... or is your little girl jokingly wanting to run away?
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Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 1/19/2018 7:58:00 PM
There are a number of possums in this story, little ones and big ones. lol. For my sisters and my daughter...and for my father and mother. We are all split to the winds, living at great distances in a number of ways...the story is here for them. No doubt people may think I'm crackers...lol. All good. Thank you for taking the time to read it. I'm stoked. x
Date: 1/17/2018 5:20:00 PM
THE MAGIC PUDDING - NORMAN LINDSAY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Pudding
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Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 1/17/2018 5:20:00 PM
NORMAN LINDSAY GALLERY http://www.normanlindsay.com.au/normanlindsay/themagicpudding.php

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