AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Friday, April 25, 2008

Lumen ~ for Friday 5

Pic from greenhead ~ lumen tree votive
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Prompt ~ Poefusion's Friday 5 ~ splinter distractions molder votive punctuate
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Even when time seems to molder
And happiness is a mere splinter
Of sepia lifetimes
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When distractions are just a passing fancy ~
Stray music
On the wind
Chancing to punctuate
Yellowing keys
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The lumen of a simple votive
Casts
Glittering
Plaintive light
Over tiers
Of shadows
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7 comments:

rel said...

Gemma,
I do wish for the flickering light of hope to burn for each lifetime.
Soothing, this.
rel

poefusion said...

Beautiful words, Gemma. Let's hope this light continues to burn for those who need it most. Very hopeful post. Have a nice day.

paisley said...

having recently traveled thru a great valley of melancholy,, this poem speaks volumes to me.....

Anonymous said...

I love the simplicity and the way you have blended the words. Meditative and soothing.

Tumblewords: said...

Lovely work. Prayerful and hopeful. The words ring with feeling. The photo is fascinating!

anthonynorth said...

The words soothe in themselves.
Excellent.

Anonymous said...

.. that was beautiful breeze of blessings...

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