The Weather

The Weather 

There are no free taxi 

rides here 

there will be climate 

changes along the way.

We will learn to shelter from the rain beneath 

the same umbrella,

brace ourselves 

from the gales,

but let us always 

walk together 

through the bright

seasonal days 

of the sun

under the one 

colourful parasol.

Avie.

Car In The Paddock

Car In The Paddock

The earth worms are

crawling out of 

the dash board

I am clutching them 

pulling out clumps 

some are breaking in half

on the grass.

A queen bee passes 

through the air-con

from the abandoned 

honeycomb.

I've got to get out of here

the timer is ticking

I can see beautiful

bands of rainbow blue

siphon down 

the smouldering 

steel manifold 

dripping down the

fragile stems of 

wild flowers

the smoking blades 

of grass

a green fuse 

In the combustible hue.

Avie.

LEST WE FORGET 1916

LEST WE FORGET (1916)

I was asked if I could

write a contemporary

Anzac poem

without the classic words about 

Poppies and Flanders fields.

Not knowing 

anything much

about the war machine 

religion and politics.

Even so religion

was ingrained 

into my school days particularly around

Christmas.

These days I choose to 

ignore religion completely.

That's right.

I choose to live with my 

children without religion.

I tell them 

choice 

is my religion, 

and if we choose to love and ignore religion 

we still can not be guaranteed

to be safe in this world, 

and not

be harmed in the

wrong timings in

the religious killing fields 

all

around us.

(2016)

Avie.

Lest We Forget

Lest we forget (1916)

I was asked if I could

write a contemporary

Anzac poem

without 

Poppies or Flanders. 

Not knowing 

anything much

about

the war machine 

religion and politics.

I just live with my 

children today in

the killing fields all

around us.

(2016)

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A Game Of Words

A Game of Words 

First the words 

started well from 

the mid-field position

punctuation proving to be a strong opposition.

Showing good forward play

the syllables are tackled in mid-flow by a comma,the letters recover quickly only to be fouled again,and

abruptly come to a full stop.

After a flowing run along the line 

in the dying minutes of extra time the letters are taken down.

The penalty is awarded

the question mark is given the red card and is sent off.

The Captain with a capital letter

 takes a shot at the verse 

it bends right over the line 

and scores a rhyme.

After the match

the adjectives described

the atmosphere as electric

with a cheer and a roar.

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Conversation with a reluctant non-smoker

Conversation With A

Reluctant Non-Smoker

Have you given up the 

smokes yet bro?

I used to be a forty a day man

not now days 

can't even afford 

to kill my self,

and you gotta die of something 

aye bro?

At least I'd die happy.

It's not as if I feel any better 

after going cold turkey

to tell you the truth

I feel bloody miserable

I could murder a smoke right now,

and you know the time 

I really miss having 

a smoke the most?

is straight after 

a slap up feed 

of fish & chips 

and a strong cup of tea.

Now days bro

it's not like it used to be

with everything that's going on in 

the world, nah! 

it's not a patch on

the good old days bro.

Avie.

Ink

Ink

The needle novels 

define you

the garment removed 

uncovers 

the epidermis

of all your truths.

Avie.