for Andrew – a poem of love lost
for Andrew In the brief flicker of our mutual flame You tinged more greedily; In the reflection of the rear-vision mirror I see Kangaroo Point Bathed in shredded apricot light; You prepare the barbecue While I at 18, devoid of authenticity – I burn a little, and enjoy the fuss. But Nothing prepared me for [...]
LOVE STORY An unlikely love story: She was a subtropical coastal creature From a well-to-do family He was a rare species of Daintree wood-man, Of humble but intelligent, creative origins When they fell in love, it was music for the spheres He had never seen scales before And certainly not like hers No [...]
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Within this question are other questions that have been asked by people for millennia. What is the meaning of Life? What amounts to a good life? Is there a reason for life? Why am I here? I think that for people to go about existence, and be happy and fulfilled we must have some shape, [...]
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1. From my window black sea glistens like mollusc skin You drank Rioja because the smell and taste reminded you of bullfights and the blood that fell as the Matador plunged his knife into the bull’s neck, twisted, cut out a life. We talked of fiesta’s and Catholic processions, you watched the girls pass in [...]
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Hunting butterflies The hunter entered the field, shot gun cocked and ready to fire, hunting beauty only ever imagined. He waited on bended knee, rifle firmly embedded in pride, observing his domain, he longed for the bright beauty of desire. Wing and wind lifted it, Blue green sparkle and wonder, dust and [...]
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What is safety? What is a world where all live in harmony? What is peace? What is religion, what are the fundamental lessons or guides to religion? I look around our world and I see one of such incomprehendable dualites that I sometimes find it hard to breathe. I witness, we witness every day, people [...]
Continue reading …The poetry of Nana Nestoros – “Getaway”, “Simply because Me Loves You” and “Don’t be scared”
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“GETAWAY” Happiness is slipping away under the cracks And the moon, hurt, is oozing on the window sill The leaves are chanting, with a rustle, the getaway The rushing torrent The getaway To these traps of loneliness I stand across With eyes shut in fear With voice caged inside my liquid ego With blood crystallized [...]
Continue reading …Superlover I woke up this morning To find that a super-hero had flown Into my life Uh-oh trouble, I said Super-heroes are hard to keep And please accept from the outset of this relationship I will never as much as change a light-bulb In your dwellings So why did I fall for [...]
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Why women are stupid (a lifetime of personal investigation) Penelope Adams available from lulu.com The title is a bit misleading, one would think this is a tirade against women by a loony lesbian feminist, but its not (thankfully). Its actually a moving story of a woman growing up in a very difficult enviroment in South [...]
Continue reading …Many years ago a college lecturer of mine who was a psychologist and of Indian heritage said no! “There is no such thing as a completely platonic male female relationship, at least one of the parties at some time will think of the other in a sexual, or more than just friendship way”. I tend [...]
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