Passing Through
...The sun is rising at my back;
across the land’s a lemon glow,
to brighten up my backdrop,
where pristine vegetation grow.
I’m sitting down upon my porch,
with coffee cup held in my hand;
a sl...
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Categories:
grevillea, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Omens and Wings
...Random thots
Two hornbills
On a grevillea tree
I look at them eat seed
They soar noisily onwards
Towards the next seedy tree
Send pigeons I had asked Of
Hornbills problems am reminded
There i...
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Categories:
grevillea, extended metaphor, word play,
Form: Imagism
A Celebration In Spring
...The winter and the spring are intermingling;
some days warmth and sun; some cold and rain,
and the flora that is needing reconditioning
swell their buds, and start greening once again,
and on the...
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Categories:
grevillea, bird, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Cutting Down Trees
...As kids we called it Springsure’s Hill,
A wonderful place to hone our skill,
Playing in scrub till light was gone
Hide and seek with my brother Ron.
We knew the birds; they knew us too,
Bellbi...
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Categories:
grevillea, environment,
Form: Lyric