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Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Holiday Sea Sonnets
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Launchingi"To barter my ideas to you, I", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Holiday Stagei"My holiday's horizons glow with", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 2)
Wave-Watchingi"I watch the largest body on", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 3)
Surfingi"I dreamt myself riding upon bubbles...", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 4)
Swallows and Seagullsi"At the beach the appearance", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 5)
Describing Crabsi"I look at crabs. I'm searching for", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 6)
Sonnet Like a Jellyfishi"Swims like a jellyfish in a", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 7)
Derelict Rafti"The raft survived but lay gasping", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 8)
On a Crowded Beachi"He walked where seagulls were cliches and", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Couple at the Topi"However high they built there was", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Massesi"On the contrary their breeding", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Bony Breami"The youth with his fishing-rod that", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 12)
Rutilei"Fifty years ago the ghost-crab", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 13)
After the Beachminersi"The beach is dead. Miners have killed", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 14)
Beach Restorationi"Our Council pumps sand onto the beach;", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 15)
At a Popular Beachi"The sea's lifeless without sharks' fins,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Mindless Oceani"Gale-haunted days which occupy", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 17)
In the Shallowsi"In sandy shallows sea lets down", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 18)
Mullet in a Wavei"Surfing, with that frieze of mullet", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 19)
Letter Written on a Holidayi"The Pacific's a vast blue page on", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 20)
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