Composed whilst in a fine mood a year ago in Graz. I longed for someone that once longed for me, but today I long for whom ever I may yet meet, or may find re-vived in the spirit of all things.
Today... today I sought to know your face
Today... today I desired to hear you speak … Continue Reading ››
Tag Archives: poems
Towards Linoism
It was the watermelon and fresh lime juice that first attracted me to Lino, a small cafe situated on a veranda down a side street off the main road of Kalk Bay, … Continue Reading ››Bye bye Robben Island
Composed whilst walking over Robben Island, on the ferry back to Cape Town, in a car to Cape Point and finally in Chartfield Guest House, Kalk Bay, Feb 2008.
You rise from the sea
suspended between it and the sky
above and below where poets have trawled...
You have held the mighty and the fallen,
the fighters, the lepers
and held … Continue Reading ››
a week in words
white flag burnin monday
oil slick pollutin tuesday
saturation wednesday
another frightful thursday
body crushin friday
border crossin saturday
another bloody sunday
Currajuggle Dreaming
From 22 to 29 March Justina and I travelled to Braidwood, NSW. We spent Easter 15ks from town at Currajuggle, a property owned by friends of ours who have cared for all its 600 acres for some 20 years or so. "Currajuggle Dreaming" is dedicated to David, Geraldine, Murray, Lyne, … Continue Reading ››