Long Aussie Poems
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Here I lie reaching out to other sides
comforting sand surrounds me on every edge
foamy sea washes over me at night,
as the moon's blue light cools my outer body
at the break of day, the sun begins
its daily warming.
I've been here for decades, finished my turn at sea,
lain on many beaches before:
at Vesuvius, the lava scorched the beach, the sea boiled-
at Dunkirk, British soldiers fell-
on Bondi, I recall the crackling Aussie feet throughout the days,
and I was at First Dawn, as well.
Held close by the sand, it all comes back to me.
I will be the sand again one day soon.
The young gaze at me wondering
what I think and where I've been.
My story and yours, we are one.
Pick me up, I feel your touch.
Marvel at my ancient design,
my winding colors.
Peer into my spiraling chamber.
Hold me close to your ear.
Hear the voice of the sea.
Ponder what secrets I will reveal.
Muse the concept that you are me.
A farmer met a wizard who was wearing odd regalia
The wizard gave him seed of magic carrots from Australia
You sow them just like normal but they all grow upside down
The leaves will grow like roots, the carrots stick out of the ground
The farmer dug and rotavated, levelled off the soil
He was super motivated, those seeds mustn’t spoil
He worked so hard, that shovel he was pushing and a shoving
When he was done his back was bad and now he’s good for nothing
Those magic carrots, upside down, all turned out to be beauties
But poor old farmer’s stuck indoors on lightweight household duties
He’s standing in the kitchen where he’s washing pans and pots
His wife is in the carrot field and smiling as she squats
Watching several events, happening by the creek
kookaburra arrived and is perching in the trees
He has a tiny lizard firmly grasped, within his beak
Head tilts back, lizards gone, with a mighty scoff
many green leaves rustling in the cooling breeze
No longer seen, blue wing kookaburra has flown off
Eucalypts are exuding a golden yellow bloom
a strong scent attracting blue banded native bees
Rainbow bee-eaters hover, many bees they do consume
Kangaroos are hopping by, stirring clouds of dust
feel a nasal tickle, there's now a need to sneeze
Suddenly the breeze becomes a strengthened gust
Scrub python awaits, for an unsuspecting prey
Green tree frog! Jaws quickly snap! A rapid seize
Now coils,self sufficiency it has been done today
Flying foxes, are screeching through the night
consuming all the fruit an appetite to appease
Early morning, thousands of bats now out in flight
A multi coloured male Cairns bird wing butterfly
a seasonal common sight to surely please
In diverse vegetation, he goes gently floating by
A Tube nose bat, is suspended upside down
Maybe this position will stretch both her knees
Perhaps she's exhausted from many hours flown
Plague proportion of grey rabbits, throughout Australian land
In the eighteen hundreds introduced from overseas
Unsuccessful eradication programmes, times many planned
Some months ago my cousin offered me a pipe
that my paternal grandfather used, when he desired a smoke
It stirred up a memory that had potential to be serious
but after sixty years I relate to it as a joke
My maternal grandfather , very slow and steady
that's how he chose to drive
But paternal grandpa!! he was seventy eight, I was seventeen,
one solitary trip with him, I wondered if we would survive
We hit the open road, accelerator hit the floor
one hundred and twenty five kilometres per hour, the only speed he knew
Left hand on the steering wheel, right hand on ,and clenched between his teeth,
his beloved smoking pipe, that was how we almost flew
Straight open road, semi trailer ahead
Grandfather decided it was safe!!!! to overtake
There's another semi trailer approaching,!!! It's on the other side!!! We're caught between the two!!! still with hand upon his pipe, other on the steering wheel, side to side we wobbled, I began to shake
Back on the left side of the road (we're Aussie ) we have overtaken the semi trailer!!!!
Grandfather still has pipe clenched between his jaw
He looks at me quite calm[y states "I thought that other semi was going the other way ",
accelerator still flattened to floor
My very nervous thoughts, about this episode, I pray there won't be more
To my cousin I replied, the offer of that old smoking pipe, it is declined,
perhaps it is a bong
I appreciate your offer but I don't need a material possession, in my memory it's deeply etched
nothing personal, please don;t get me wrong
Footnote: Semi are also known as Prime movers . Guess we were nearly prime moved into heaven
Plenty is forsaken
Before
Serenity is Awkened
Vehemence of flames devour branches
Fire's wicked lick strikes long bark skirts
Devastation ashen flattened unrecognisable
Has a seemingly insurmountable task
Charcoal spurs awakening of tiny children
Stubborn sprouts assert their need with a shove
Koalas discarded crawl tentatively back to snack
Goannas gratefully lap at ash powdered puddles
Great Southern Land is a Lady on a mission
Renowned for whole hearted hatred challenging
Hard nosed creatures created to recover, resume
Their calm rightful realm of red stemmed growth
Abundance is given a great chance in our Autumn
Eucalypt wave flags of ever shifting resilience
Terror of fire has no existence in their ambition
Vibrant tiles of lime tickle black yesterday's belly
18th August 2020
Written for Contest: Serenity Awakened
Sponsor: Regina McIntosh
How about some cheese? the Aussie said to the new employee.
Which kind would you like? Cheddar? Pepper jack? American?
Definitely not American. Do you have Provolone?
The other guys laughed. They were toying with this American.
Cheese means money over here, one of them said to the new guy.
The new guy kept his thoughts to himself, but he listened hard now.
Figuring out who the instigators were.
Was their teasing clean fun or bullying?
A latecomer began gesturing frantically as he entered the office.
Upon seeing this display, the new guy decided to introduce himself.
“I am your new manager,” he told them
“Feel free to call me the Big Cheese.”
Here's to you, Dandy Don, ol' mate!
We in Soup jes' think you're great!
Ye who dwell in the land of the dingo,
'ave learned us to speak native Aussie lingo!
Our kindest regards to yer dog Bungeye Jack.
'e does a kindness in warmin' yer back!
Don't tipple too much good ol' Foster Brew,
For like a boomerang, 'twill come back to nettle you!
Keep on crankin' out them ballads fer our delight,'
And ol' Bob Hopeless'll see what he can write.
It's gittin' late so I'm gonna knock off and hit the hay.
Take care of yerself and Bungeye Jack and fer now, G'Day!
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
Tripping through the sand
In a pair of Aussie thongs,
Boogie board in hand
Singing Aussie songs.
Davo’s got the beer.
Out of kiddies reach
What a day we’re gonna to have
It’s Christmas on the beach.
Oh, Christmas time, Christmas time
Christmas by the shore
A good old Aussie Christmas.
It’s Christmas time once more
The sun is very hot.
There is no shade around
so we gather up our stuff
And move to higher ground.
We settle neath the trees.
In a folding metal chair
Plenty shade, but there’s no breeze
But really, we don’t care
Oh Christmas time, Christmas time
All the family’s here
To celebrate our Christmas
Like we do every year
Davo came by car.
With Marie John and Jane
Granny from afar
She came by aeroplane
Joe lives up the street.
He brought his wife and kids
And even in this awesome heat,
They wouldn’t miss for quids
Oh, Christmas time, Christmas time
Christmas without snow
We love our Aussie Christmas.
It really is a show
Oh, Christmas time Christmas time
Christmas is a ball
We love our Aussie Christmas
Here’s Joy to one and all.
Pied piper plied with his magic flute
Not hirsute more still teenage cute
Branch & root teach each new newt
Bravo Joe riper own grown old fruit
Deft no heft not bereft never a brute
As Aussies possies put in the boot
Elan Peter Pan talisman can't mute
Classic but never ever brassic route
Acutely astute in every single dispute
Charmer in a white knight armour suit
Simple record setting run getting pursuit
Bazball didn't dilute or pollute its top recruit
Each rendition games’ tradition will salute
Root down track front to back foot scoot
First rate great with such a thirst to sate
Play it late that weight transfer commute
Moot point didn't rock the joint and loot
Ashes dreams shoot down the sh*t chute
No ego Joe did bestow a show of repute
Must flatter our greatest batter a hero salute
Making history if not victory let's have a toot
Still can't compute why so bad but won't refute
Okay come what may please no Bazball reboot
That schoolboy joy with his wooden toy tribute
Rooty our galaxy guardian on duty like Groot
So let's make a spectacular bogan slogan ute
Horn's vernacular hoot…Wizard of Oz not bandicoot
Surf on Aussie turf…Root you absolute Beaut!
Twenty twenty oh...The virtue and trite.' Sky
ABC..9 and 7 all channelling, smiles bright similar to those fixed on cadavers? A sign of past times. Yet like a bell without chimes, and the adverts for free burgers mate they were also free.' Have snack be a
Hero.' Maybe you'll get world status..Maybe? Appealling to our best was
The worst they could due.' Meanwhile orders from switzerland..Well they were in train too.' Just not being announced although long arrived.' That come twenty twenty three would make it a test for some to survive..yet back to the ( tickers ) on the
Bottom of TV screens the posturing the
sense of ' International co-hession' how
Would our Aussie be seen.? Andrew Bolt he was a bold one Ben Fordham and more
I didn't hear much on Lawsy..Then we lost
Him for sure.' Mark Hobart a honest Doctor
And others of note, took the hits raised theirconcerns and Did Nick Patterson get some flack.. Now the heros are visible
At home and worldwide Novac of the
Tennis court.' Though they locked him inside.' Then the emails got opened and
The planes came into land.' Agenda twenty
Thirty..And primarily aimed at our land.' You see we were..We were.' The beacon they had to put out..' a good living free
Nation ' the world aspired to our ethos' without a doubt.' And we being far enough away ( could be a seeding ground?) A place of reason and re-grouping for when
They brought the curtains down.. Now bloody wake up Australia.' Get out on the streets, get to the tent citys get your people
Back on their feet.' You should listen to Bosi.' Though he's not right on everything
And Scottys another.' Hey just give them a
Ring.' Get into your ANZAC.' and humanity
Again.' You will find there the anti-dote
For this clearly induced pain.'