As I wrote that, I had qualms about it. Envious of your awareness.
I see no snow at Christmas. One year I swear, before waming gets us, I
going as far north as I can get to hide in the snow for winter, and
not appear for a very long time, not even to answer emails.
Hope it cools for you soon (thinks long cool blue waves). I remember
those long hot tropic days. Used to almost drive me almost nuts.
As for drinking, my optimum position is lying down, with a gorgeous
woman pouring a schooner down me throat :-)
Happy saturnalia
Roger
On 12/16/05, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Freshness is a way to describe it. I'm not sure I'd want to attribute
> it to alien context of the landscape. That may have been true about the
> first white poets who began writing here (certainly wouldn't have
> applied to Aboriginal song makers). I'm aware of the land's ancientness
> but it's where I live, it isn't alien. Europe, the north, is alien to
> me. Snow at Christmas is alien to me, even though in this place we've
> got Santa Snow sprayed on windows, it's so bally hot here it's becoming
> unbearable. (Sorry, heat-induced mad rave.)
>
> As for standin' and drinkin', mate, how else d'you reckon you'd do it.
> :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Jill
>
>
> On Friday, December 16, 2005, at 08:35 PM, Roger Day wrote:
>
> > Yes, freshness, a good word in this context, even in the midst, or
> > because of, being surrounded by the ancient but dare I say, alien
> > lands. As to the Stockman's bar, it's 20 years since I was there -
> > that might not be its name. What I do remember is we had to stand to
> > drink. Crikey, mate.
> >
> > Roger
> >
> > On 12/16/05, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >> Ah, maybe the best 'Aussie' element in contemporary poetry is the
> >> 'freshness'. I see it mostly in non-poets writing poems. When I run
> >
>
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