June 2011
Selectors: Rose van Son, Gary De Piazzi, Meryl Manoy and Amanda Joy
Mamaging Editor: Sally Clarke
WebMaster: Chris Arnold
Contributors:
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Uluru –
Kata Tjuṯa
epicentre
Elio Novello
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among the headstones
whispering tourists
shadows in snow
Jan and Gail Willems
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sacred bamboo
grandfather’s cottage locked
broken window
long summer
the raven’s cry
lingers
undergarment
another stain on her skin
pussy willow
on the front steps
a sleeping cat
an empty bowl
neighbour’s lemon tree
bent with fruit
Rose van Son
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kite-surfers
flying over waves
scudding clouds
river foreshore
moored yachts bob
children swing
Meryl Manoy
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he looked to his god
who looked to his god
and so on …
Dean Meredith
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the blooms of spring
faltering
under the summer sun
thwack thwack thwack
gravity defied
a swan takes off
John McMullan
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water drops
stroked by sunlight
tiny rainbows born
white gums
outstretched arms
kookaburras laugh
morning mist
curves around fence posts
soft green
Judy Paice
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seed pearls on
naked skin
sea bath at dawn
stars dance–
in sunlight
all dust is cosmic
from your cream throat
a spice bouquet
frangipani
Liana Christensen
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state elections
a swallow repairs
its mud nest
country church—
blackberries under
a listing angel
sanctuary
the red kangaroo’s
eyelashes
red grevillea
the on-going squabble
of lorikeets
picking
birdseye chillies—
four days since she left
a field of silence
the circling kite
John Bird
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bush tucker
opting for anzac biscuits
and billy tea
melting moments…
tea break beside
the rapids
Cynthia Rowe
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manacled indoors
washing yesterday’s dishes
watching magpies sing
photograph
a reminder of what is gone
the smile on your face
light through venetians
shadows cast across floor
imprisoned
riding the white line
motorcyclist weaves
stitches slow traffic
Gary Colombo De Piazzi
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farming—
tall turbines
gather sea breezes
caught in murano glass
grand canal water colours
liquid light
Sally Clarke
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