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Month: January 2022

Crooked Creek

24th January 2022 The Human Writers2 Comments

By Leonie, 78. Port Fairy, VIC It was down at Crooked Creek under the shade of the willowsYou tilted the brim of my hat and pressed your lips against my cheekYou sought my mouth and I panicked, running crazy into the shallowsWhat brings you back when I must close my ear to the words you… Continue reading Crooked Creek →

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A Day in the Bush

22nd January 2022 The Human Writers1 Comment

By Paul, 76. Cobram, VIC A halo round the fading moon,Sweet mist upon the grass.The croak of frogs from yon lagoon,A flight of ducks wing past.A dingo howls farewell to night,The crimson sunrise comes.The dawn is here to start the day,All hail the rising sun! That blazing orb now bakes the plains,Heat shimmers on the… Continue reading A Day in the Bush →

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The Vase

15th January 202215th January 2022 The Human Writers1 Comment

By Bridget, 61. Christie Downs, SA Look! It’s way up there in the high cupboard beyond arm's reach standing silent and alone waiting far too long for flowers that never come

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The Flower in the Buttonhole

8th January 20228th January 2022 The Human WritersLeave a comment

By John, 72. Kangaroo Ground, VIC I can remember it so clearly, as if it only happened yesterday: As I walked very briskly from the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan I rehearsed my precise instructions. The stranger I was to meet would be loitering close to Hibiya Park fountain, where he or she would be… Continue reading The Flower in the Buttonhole →

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