Gary,
Touched to be honoured in the groupern of Southern poets the piece embraces.
Thank you so much Northern friend. Didn' care so much for the notion the
you'd 'never' get down this way. I'd be pleased to play host if you managed
it - roof and tucker not a problem.
Cheers,
Frank
The Tales of Faust poetry page can be found at:
http://www.hotkey.net.au/~flp/F_index.htm
>From: garydawg <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: New: Starlight Bound, Unbound in Oz
>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 15:40:07 -0800
>
>(for the poets from the Southland)
>
>Starlight Bound, Unbound in Oz
>
>Bound like stars by the Great Dividing,
>unbound like starfish in the Great Bight.
>
>Joyous abandonment bounds,
>boundlerr joy unbound.
>
>Rebound like kangaroos abross the Darlinf,
>bound like koalas to eucalyptus.
>
>Stars arranged in perfect order,
>rays arrayed with precision.
>
>Are there fever stars bound in the Southern sky?
>Or does the sky bind more in Northern climes?
>
>I am bound to this side of Cancer,
>I am bound to never see the Southland,
>to feel Victoria's hot wind,
>stand beneath Uluru and wonder what is at the top,
>understand a platypus,
>drink manhattans from an emu shell,
>on the north side of Mt. Cook,
>know I am homesick,
>bound to evergreens and rain.
>
>Starlight bound to night,
>night skies bind daylight.
>
>Unbound like swimmers on a Sydney beach,
>bound like swimmers from a croc's teeth.
>
>Oz poets bind me to their words;
>bound I am apt to wonder
>if per sq. km.,
>there are more poets unbound
>in the Southland
>than North.
>
>(the second swatch from the Upholstry shop where our workshop meets. On
>the
>front, stars in perfect rows against a dark green background, the reverse
>shows the tread binding the stars.)
>November with Janet from Oz at:
>http://gardawg.homestead.com/homestead.html,
>
>Submissions: http://www.writershood.com/index.html
>
>Poets for Peace. ˇPoemas sí, balas no!
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