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Month: April 2020

The Sinlander

Posted onSat 18 Apr 2020Wed 06 May 2020AuthorDominiqueLeave a comment

From Brisbane to Cairns and every railside dunny on the way Queensland at its length… almost Students and pensioners in cheap seats Over flooded creeks and burnt out paddocks trundle along Nicotine stained fingers clench brown paper bags, smoking kids, Read More …

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Prophesies

Posted onSat 18 Apr 2020Wed 06 May 2020AuthorDominiqueLeave a comment

They came from the dust And spread across the land With the winds, They carried a message They spoke one truth   The lion cries his last Forests begin to walk And the sea parts The earth is changing Her Read More …

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People person

Posted onSat 18 Apr 2020Wed 06 May 2020AuthorDominiqueLeave a comment

“As I got called up to the chief I explained you have to communicate. Who am I talkin to here? They’re not academics are they? It’s the unemployed so I got to talk at their level.” The chief agreed! I Read More …

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The man behind the counter

Posted onSat 18 Apr 2020Wed 06 May 2020AuthorDominiqueLeave a comment

Just one of those days You know when the planets are against you The man behind the counter is your enemy Everything is breaking You are breaking Truck’s giving trouble then it stops for good At the traffic lights cars Read More …

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Love and politics Sunday, 5 August 2001

Posted onSat 18 Apr 2020Wed 06 May 2020AuthorDominiqueLeave a comment

On a breeze and a dream Rail against the moon too close, too close to the buildings Smack in the face Smart girl Drunk more than enough, leave me alone Fuck off! Stung Hungover girl Close to the beach, close Read More …

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For Susannah and Chris – March 1998

Posted onSat 18 Apr 2020Wed 06 May 2020AuthorDominiqueLeave a comment

In the hideaway where the garden holds out the rush and panic of a too vast city A cottage holds protection for love and its followers In the twilight on the balcony as the candle flames dance in the wind Read More …

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Comet

Posted onSat 18 Apr 2020Wed 06 May 2020AuthorDominiqueLeave a comment

If I’m going to die, and I am I would burn like a comet Race like a comet Re enter and cinder like a comet A falling star aglaze and in full flight as it vanishes into the sea of Read More …

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Alone Spirituoso 2013

Posted onSat 18 Apr 2020Wed 06 May 2020AuthorDominiqueLeave a comment

Alone Spirituoso   Trains ( my favorite) So: the hours staring out the window trying to sleep hearing other languages that are sounds Second class unreserved in India, people sleeping everwhere: on the luggage racks, on the floor, standing One Read More …

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