Poetry - South Sydney Herald
Sunday, December 22, 2024

POETRY

POETRY

Edited by Catherine Skipper

Poetry

‘Ocean’ 

Axiomsense -
The ocean whispers secrets to the shore ...
Poetry

‘I don’t like writing a villanelle’

Catherine Skipper -
I don't like writing a villanelle ...
Poetry

‘Distraction’

Rosalind Flatman -
Direct my thoughts to other things ...
Poetry

‘Where Will We Go?’ 

Andrew Collis -
The stars to the sea below ...
Poetry

‘Flannel Flowers’

Amanda Griffiths -
Softness of form ...
Poetry

‘a ring’

Catherine Skipper -
a band of gold ...
Poetry

‘In hidden depths where shadows dwell’ 

Axiomsense -
In hidden depths where shadows dwell ...
Poetry

‘Silver’ 

Andrew Collis -
The light of human kindness ...
Poetry

‘Tattoo’

Alison Bleyerveen -
When I got mine in my 30s ...
Poetry

‘Where Value Lies’

Rosalind Flatman -
Money cannot buy ...
Poetry

‘The studio’ 

Axiomsense -
The studio ...
Poetry

‘Alice’ 

Axiomsense -
Alice ...
Poetry

‘behind a grey felt hat’ 

Catherine Skipper -
behind a grey felt hat ...
Poetry

‘whose eye view?’ 

Catherine Skipper -
vanishing point ...
Poetry

‘Tides’ 

Alison Bleyerveen -
The tide has gone a long way out ...
Poetry

‘Feel Like Singing’ 

Andrew Collis -
Read your mind to know ...
Poetry

‘Fred’ 

Catherine Skipper -
'Right!' said Fred ...
Poetry

‘Love Story’ 

Anne Camac -
Fred ...
Poetry

‘Fred’s Resilience’ 

Axiomsense -
In the land of data streams where numbers flow ...
Poetry

‘Lord of the Freds’ 

Rosalind Flatman -
The world is full of Freds and Fredericks ...
Poetry

‘Frederick William II’ 

Catherine Skipper -
Frederick William II ...
Poetry

‘Blues for Fred’ 

Andrew Collis -
Worried about Fred ...
Poetry

‘I read the catalogue from Aldi’s shop’ 

Catherine Skipper -
I read the catalogue from Aldi's shop ...
Poetry

‘Rondeau for Róisín’ 

Rosalind Flatman -
Rosie is waiting at the door ...
Poetry

‘Sounding rhymes make for joyful times’ 

Anne Camac -
Sounding rhymes make for joyful times ...
Poetry

‘in Redfern Park the ibis gather’ 

Catherine Skipper -
in Redfern Park the ibis gather ...
Poetry

‘Make It Home’ 

Andrew Collis -
Make a home within the cosmos ...
Poetry

‘Whispers’ 

Axiomsense -
In whispers soft the spirit's song is heard ...
Poetry

‘Zoo’ 

Anne Camac -
Like that monkey performing on the stage ...
Poetry

‘leopardess’ 

Catherine Skipper -
she lies along ...
Poetry

‘Eye to Eye’ 

Rosalind Flatman -
Pressed against plate glass ...
Poetry

‘Pardus Pellis’ 

Axiomsense -
In the heart of the jungle where shadows intertwine ...
Poetry

‘Stay Awhile’ 

Andrew Collis -
He started writing poetry in jail ...
Poetry

‘Terza Rima’

Rosalind Flatman -
First searching breath of newborn life begins ...
Poetry

‘Harvest’

Axiomsense -
In orchards where the morning light does play ...
Poetry

‘Terza Rima for Etienne, 1983’

Amanda Griffiths -
I stood one day in the sparse tree wood ...
Poetry

‘op shop’

Catherine Skipper -
on the shelf a pretty plate ...
Poetry

‘All Things Work Together for Good’ 

Andrew Collis -
All things work together for good amid strife ...
Poetry

‘Three Macaques’

Rosalind Flatman -
Mizaru saw nothing bad ...
Poetry

‘To Waterloo’

Catherine Skipper -
How much do you unnerve me? Let me count ...
Poetry

‘those last minutes around the fire’ 

Catherine Skipper -
those last minutes around the fire ...
Poetry

‘Evil Does Not Exist’ 

Andrew Collis -
This rock from this place ...
Poetry

‘San Sara Plus One’ 

Jo Tracy -
In a strait-jacket ...
Poetry

‘Easter 2024’ 

Andrew Collis -
We write it out, we edit and collate ...
Poetry

‘The Tears that Fall’

Rosalind Flatman -
The tears that fall from grief, remorse or pain ...
Poetry

‘The Honey Makers’

Axiomsense -
Amidst the garden’s vibrant, blooming throng ...
Poetry

‘I wake to the darkness of early hours’

Catherine Skipper -
I wake to the darkness of early hours ...
Poetry

‘Sendai Tōhoku’

Axiomsense -
Hana Takahashi a swordfish and maguro fisherman in Shiogama city ...
Poetry

‘Dilemma posed by my teacup’

Anne Camac -
Handmade is written on the base ...
Poetry

‘Kintsugi’

Alison Bleyerveen -
God willing ...
Poetry

‘Vancouver Weather’

Andrew Collis -
I did not save the pieces ...
Poetry

‘Schroedinger’s Bowl’

Jo Tracy -
These cracks aren’t golden ...
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