from Finis Exoptatus - by
Life is mostly froth and bubble,
/ Two things stand like stone,
/ Kindness in another’s trouble,
/ Courage in your own.
/ …
Australian poetry
The Mitchells - by
I am seeing this: two men are sitting on a pole
/ they have dug a hole for and will, after dinner,…
Antipodean - by
Crocus buds come up out of winter,
/ whiteyellowpurple. Then night arrives,
/
/ black as a cab, its putter and gleam.
/ Courage,’ say the pub…