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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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

One Way Poetic Justice


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Mailbox in Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula
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Totally Optional Prompts ~ One way poetry
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A mailbox demands
Stamp duty on
Traffic
Headed for
The chamber of
Decisions
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This is
One time when
One choice
One action
Directs
One way
Forward
Action
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And once
The move is
Executed
Only
Some other
Brandishes
The key to
Treasure or
Trash
The moment
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One way
Poetic
Justice
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10 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Thoughtful and interesting, Gemma!
I have been away from home too much to really keep up with all the blogs I should.
I really enjoy yours.

Anonymous said...

A very different mailbox Gemma :)

Jeques said...

It is amazing, Gemma, how you are able to weave your colorful yarn of thoughts from a simple picture that inspired you to create such a lovely poetry creation.

Your thought succeed to play with my imagination.

Very beautiful, indeed.

I wish you well.

~ Jeques

paisley said...

the majority of what ends up in my mail box gets banished to the bin before i even leave the post office.... one way alright....

Anonymous said...

I like the mailbox, Gemma!

making inroads into I know what not

Tumblewords: said...

Well seen! I like it!

Anonymous said...

Hi Gemma!

How much more than the mail, then, is out of our hands...

I always love visiting.
Karen

Stan Ski said...

I prefer email, but I like this piece.

Anonymous said...

lovely... i agree, who would know the power of the mailbox... its subtleties pull you into a false sense not knowing what will come to your door... it would make a good mystery story don't you think... but then again, those lovely letters from friends what a blessing.. b/c of email and blogs we don't send letters so much anymore...

Anonymous said...

Very unique, Gemma. Great interpretation of the prompt, me thinks.

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