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The Australian Poet

The Australian Poet

http://australianpoet.blogspot.com/

A poetry blog dedicated to showcasing great poetry (not only mine) and to discussing all things poetry (and more widely literary fort hos who desire)

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  • No agenda and no friends

    Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 23:45

    Sometimes life does not work out as we plan, and rather than dwell we write. Humour can often soften the blow.I had no intention of comingThere were things to doHoliday packing A winter escape A reef to exploreDon’s email arrivedCould I help?Duty c...

  • Desolation

    Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 18:17 in poetry, australian poetry, desolation

    To be, and to be seenas uniquespecial in the eyes of lovenot one of manyfitted as hands to a gloveTo be felt there lovewithin this heart to toucha life spent hopingexpectingcould it be too much?Doubt, sow the needless seeds no sleight of hand existsI...

  • Transparent beauty

    Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 19:07

    Often our poems tell stories that lie deep within our own thoughts, other times we describe the vision that greets our eyes. We combine two images into one and dream of the illusion it creates. These poems can give rise to vigorous discussions when a...

  • Sirens

    Posted on Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 at 23:02 in danger, sirens, australian poetry

    This is one I would like to recite to you, but alas ...SirensSirens scream Off in the distance.Are they coming for me?TrappedPlotting paths Seeking me outAre they coming for me?HelplessBlue, red Visions in my head.Are they coming for me?UnyieldingDan...

  • The poetry workshop is under way

    Posted on Sunday May 31st, 2009 at 18:30 in poetry workshop, picture poetry

    The first in a series of very interesting workshops has begun today at http://newauthorworkshop.blogspot.com/ and it just so happens it is a poetry workshopThese workshops are being run jointly between myself and The New Author Website and they will ...

  • Introspection

    Posted on Sunday May 3rd, 2009 at 20:46

    To write well we need to know ourselves better than mere mortals know themselves, and then we need to be able take that knowledge and paint a picture with the words it creates.IntrospectionTo know myselfwhat I am capable ofI must look inside my soul,...

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AJJohnson

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