No, Patrick, I couldn't afford that much stone.
At last, autumn has come to Perth - even a sprinkle of rain. Next week there
could be more: alleluia!
I've been looking at prose poems lately and trying to carve a style out for
myself. But each one I write seems different in my use of diction and
imagery. I'm endeavouring to find a mixture of devices I'm happy with, so
I'll keep on scribbling. Any comments are welcome.
Andrew
On 25 May 2011 20:00, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Andrew is this for a gravestone???
> P here it is hot cat is resting I have just cleaned the house it was that
> or
> write yet another poem!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of andrew burke
> Sent: 25 May 2011 11:05
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: snap: autumn
>
> Oh, I see, it is the time of year for lace faced fungus, woodlice and
> red-bellied ants, snails that deckle our mail, and trimming the curry tree.
> In the shallow pond across the road a white-faced heron looks for frogs and
> freshwater snails, grateful for anything in this muddy water. We walk by,
> dogs sniffing the news, looking where new growth grows green and fresh from
> the late summer bushfire. It looks so fresh against the charred black of
> the
> trunks. In the dried edges of the pond, before its low banks, the council
> tried a re-vegetation program at the end of summer, but the heat hung on,
> and now we see the few survivors dusted off by late autumn rain. I
> straighten bamboo sticks placed to prop up the plants. Last year and the
> year before that we did the same - small areas of fledgling trees and
> bushes
> support each other as their root systems tap into the subterranean water
> sources or spread out laterally to catch what moisture there is just below
> the surface. Perseverance is the name of the game, returning to the earth
> what is the earth's. (To be continued.)
>
> --
> Andrew
> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> 'Mother Waits for Father Late' republished available at
> http://www.picaropress.com/
> http://www.qlrs.com/poem.asp?id=766
> http://frankshome.org/AndrewBurke.html
>
--
Andrew
http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
'Mother Waits for Father Late' republished available at
http://www.picaropress.com/
http://www.qlrs.com/poem.asp?id=766
http://frankshome.org/AndrewBurke.html
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