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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Passing Thoughts #2 ~ Election Day Begins

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Strange, moody skies opened our Australian Election Day.
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Passing Thoughts #2 ~ Election Day Begins
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Strange, moody skies opened
The Australian day of campaign reckoning

The interim Labour lady
The smiling assassin
Would she be the ongoing Pied Piper

Or would the Liberal man of many "um's"
Work straight for some new choices

Some feel Australia should move forward
The Green way

Meanwhile
My morning kookaburra guests
Just felt
A good breakfast
To begin a new day was
Long overdue
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NOTES: Labour lady = Julia Gillard (first female PM) who ousted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Liberal man = Tony Abbott
The Greens headed by Bob Brown
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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2 comments:

Naquillity said...: how i love seeing photos of your kookaburras. they're so sweet. and that flower below is beautiful. hope the election goes well. have a great weekend.; August 21, 2010 1:29 PM
Stafford Ray said...: Thanks for the election day photos and poems. It is still a cliffhanger and not matter which way crazy (like a fox) Catter goes, it will be interesting.
Some odd sidelights are Andrew Wilkie bagging all Australian involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, sent Howard to preferences in the election before last, then joined the Greens in Dennison, where he found them 'not professional enough' and I understand why, but that is the nature of new movements. Perhaps he could have helped there, but chose to split.

Then we have 'the universe is only four and a half thousand years old' Fielding who insists God had it all under control who now vows to block as much legislation as he can until he vacates his lost seat in July.

Then we have the Greens taking the balance of power, even more intersting if the Libs get the nod from the independants! Wow! Fascinating stuff!

However, as much as the independents are enjopying the limelight and would like to prolong it, I tip a new election for the Reps before July, which Abbott will win then a shit fight after July until we go back to the polls again

Russ should have brought on the souble dissilution over climate change and didn't but Abbott will not hesitate if he is frustrated by a hostile Senate! Whoo Hooo!; August 30, 2010 7:31 PM

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A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
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Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman