Timor Poems - Poems about Timor

...The death of tomorrow rebirthed in stone Its sculptor blinded by fear unknown The future vacant the past denied Where carved in darkness —an image cries (The New Room: June, 2023)......Read the rest...

...There is hope in every nation; for the word is going round That Australians are sweeping fear away' They are ardent freedom lovers, who are forged as hammered steel, and thery're gathering suppor......Read the rest...

...Borrow us a pilgrimage back to a time, When the barn was our home... Then; Adunni's beauty wasn't her doom Today, Responsibilities hound me away from promises...the treaties I made ......Read the rest...

...As I watch the news, I'm concerned for Man's future, alarmed at the speed of irreversible changes happening to our planet, from global warming to the extinction of whales and corals. And I witnessed ......Read the rest...

...Fear exposes the underside of courage The weakest point of strength —a darker shade of truth (Dreamsleep: March, 2021)......Read the rest...

...When the time comes And I pass From this chapter Don’t wall me up In a mausoleum Or bury me Within the realm of Sod and worms Just place me In the Daly river Let the fish And croc’s Have ......Read the rest...

...How unappealing... the missus went bananas courtesy hurling mandarin oranges. Yes quite juvenile unladylike childlike behaviour, mine wife oft times doth display, I do not deplore yours tru......Read the rest...

...Lament for the Makaris ("Lament for the Makers/Poets") by William Dunbar [c. 1460-1530] loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch i who enjoyed good health and gladness am overwhelm......Read the rest...

...What Good Are Our Tears? by Michael R. Burch What good are our tears? They will not spare the dying their anguish. What good is our concern to a child sick of living, waiting to perish? Wha......Read the rest...

...The three enigmas of Turandot The well of souls run deep in fabled lands of old. Of China's ancient dynasty and the lost Great Tartary, a ballad of love and loss that must be told. The Emper......Read the rest...

...RESISTANCE (EAST TIMOR) A young man A young man lying Sightlessly staring beyond the sky. Resistance… A fierce wind blowing… Bitterness trapped in his quietened heart. His forehead. a ......Read the rest...

...High in the mountains of Timor On a hill in a cradling valley Swathed with cloud Warmed by sunlight. The Portuguese loved this place. They built a pousada On the hill and planted roses. ......Read the rest...

...Memorial Under a tree Slowly growing. A distorted bonsai? The frangipani belongs To coastal climes far warmer Then here in a cool but beautiful Valley high in the mountains of Timor ......Read the rest...

...The Lay of The Best Man - Part 4 I ask you this: Have you ever known a man to ‘buckle under stress’? Or have you never seen a man have a ‘moment of madness’? Have you not heard about the unfortu......Read the rest...

...Brumby. A strong gale cuts its path across the snow laden mountain tops, light and tough the timor, thoroughbred mix, leads his mob at a trot. A day spend grazing the valley below they now ascen......Read the rest...