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'Notice'

Had to take notice

His middle was expanding

Trousers much too tight

Notice the full stop

On this breathless summer's day

Pink slushy not.iced

Robinson Crusoe

Shipwrecked alone on island

Beach Notice: "Private"

'Orange'

Battle of the Boyne

Remembered still in Belfast

Orange men parade

Antioxidants

Mopping up free radicals

Orange zest for life

Slipped on orange peel

Broke his leg in two places

Lost his zest for life

Oranges, lemons

Say the bells of St. Clement's

London children's rhyme

'Live'

We all want to live

Preferably forever

Become a virus?

I have some live kin

And also some who have died

They're akin to kin

Sitting in my lounge

Listening to radio

Oh! Me; live on air

Haiku Musings on the word 'label'

Personal label

Warm wash; do not tumble dry

Handle with great care

Sweet red labellum

Her top lip fascinates me

Irresistible
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Label a child 'dumb'

And they will struggle life-long

Your voice goes with them

The DSM5

Labelling mental illness

Not solving problems

Haiku musings on the word 'garbage'

GIGO principle

Eat garbage, you look like it

Give your diet thought

Prevarication

I get lost in that garbage

Please say what you mean

I noticed something

Just putting out the garbage

You threw out my love
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Tiny kitchenette

Just room for two friends cooking

Food with pheromones

Wanted to mention

You're looking lovely tonight

Smell pretty good too

We clasp each other

Eager for body contact

That raw human need

We made love last night

And slept the sleep of angels

Totally refreshed

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Archie Roach and Black Armband: Dirtsong

We drove through torrents of rain last night from Bribie Island, Qld to the Concert Hall at QPAC, Brisbane. to see Archie Roach and Black Armband. Had thoughts of turning for home and scuttling back to a nice warm bed; had thoughts we would not get there; had thoughts we would be late and locked out for the first 20 minutes. I AM SO GLAD WE WENT!
From the moments of beginning to the standing ovation at the end it was a triumph - soft, lyrical, melodic, moving, foot stomping, meaningful, and a repeated reminder of how Aboriginal culture has been irrevocably changed by white invasion. Painful and inspirational, and all set against a backdrop of evocative black and white film of Aboriginal culture today.
Archie Roach is ageing; yeah and so what? His voice occasional wavers; yeah and so what? The eagle soared time and again, and he was greeted with applause by an audience in rapture.

Photo courtesy of Courier Mail

Lou Bennett and friends were exquisite in backup, melding perfectly, and William Barton's didg was poignant and complex.
When Jimmy Barnes made a guest appearance, the crowd nearly lost it in ecstatic welcome
Dirt song was brilliantly staged, and a joy to be remembered.
Go and see Black Armband Don't worry about the elements.

Tail of the Cyclone

Two weeks later (27th January, 2013), a cyclone came down the east coast of Australia, and the tail end ripped across Bribie Island with wind gusts over 100Km/h. At the same time we had a king tide, so water in the canal reached the highest levels I have seen - about 20cms below the lip of the retaining wall. Ah well, at least it blew the smoke from the bushfires away.

Smoke over Water

Bribie Island, 10th January 2013

The bushfires raged in national park about 3 kms from our home. This was the view of smoke over the water of the canal being blown southerly. We were lucky; there was a lot of water between us and the fires. But it was still an anxious time; you never quite know what the embers in the wind will do next.