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Notes
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Epigraph: 'The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.' - G. K. Chesterton
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Chapbook.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Warners Bay,
Warners Bay - Jewells area,
Lake Macquarie area,
Central Coast,
New South Wales,:Picaro Press
, 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Not in Trucei"Above the black soil of the bulldozed paddock", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Spring Morning with Baby and Birdsi"The sun insinuates brightness through the venetian blind.", single work poetry (p. 2)
- The Horseshoe Shooteri"It is almost dark. A car passes", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Four Meni"The contraption is like a small", single work poetry (p. 4-6)
- Dark Skyi"The sky is dark, dark.", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Lighting a Matchi"She has learned at last to strike", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Waugal, Upper Swani"From any spot along the bank", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Blue Jugi"It is nothing flash, the pale blue plastic jug", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Bud and Blossomi"The eucalyptus bud:", single work poetry (p. 9)
- For the Blindi"Sight is not the only sense", single work poetry (p. 9)
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Drumi"Our baby's",
single work
poetry
(p. 9)
Note: With first line: The infant's
- Happinessi"A small green bird is hopping", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Communioni"The garden is dry but the bird-bath", single work poetry (p. 11)
- A Good Nighti"The mulies are in the harbour,", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- The Colour of Lifei"Why is it that here in this cafe,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- That Movementi"Swishing the dish-water", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Grasshopper Hearti"That man with the cowboy hat and tan and tattoos", single work poetry (p. 15)
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Karrii"The tree that thankfully is not",
single work
poetry
(p. 15)
Note: With first line: That tree that thankfully is not
- Pine and Poemi"Unlike other trees, the Norfolk Island pine", single work poetry (p. 16)
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