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our parents kept a garden

black tea for whiskey

black tea for whiskey
on a sunday night

some had too much of THAT last night
and so blurted
or was it slurred out

tales aboard the Warramunga
from '47-'49
japan and china
nuclear zone without a mask and
42 days in jail for missing departure

to be called 'dixie' amidst 'ghost' 'cowboy'
was a kinda new beginning
i think m is right
about stories

B 68 Brighton Beach to Beverly Road

B68 bus
from Brighton Beach to Beverly Road
Saturday evening.

helter skelter people run to shelter

a hard rain falls
and gutters overflow
the sky cries a river of tears
down cortelyou road
helter skelter people run to shelter
from the storm
and i clearly see
my little blonde haired children
squealing laughing
splashing and rolling in that puddle
by the purple hibiscus
in the pouring rain
naked except that
one wears flippers
another gumboots
snorkle and goggles
let it rain
so my children can dance again
in a rain falling hard

a bit bemused by basha

i'm a bit bemused by basha.
first it was magic shampoo to thicken my hair
and then tips on weight loss and painted nails
and now its my wrinkles and crow's feet
that occupy her mind


she's bought me creams and strange elixirs
and gave explicit directions on how to apply them
to my eyelids like this...
to my cheeks and neck like that...
such intimate conversations
and displays on the landing
of fashion and style and american beauty

so
this morning i applied the collagen elastin
to my cheeks and neck
hoping the wattle will disappear
and the l'oreal eye defence to my
facial crevices and cracks
with mental reminders to stop smiling

i know basha will be keeping
a scrutinous lookout
to see how i'm progressing
and i would like to please her
and look again like the person i was
in the picture m. sent me on our
35th wedding anniversary
of a youthful glowing couple
on the front page of the weekly advertiser
both then never dreaming
that i would be here
and he would be there
and not
'will live in south yarra'
but east of manhattan

ebony bebony sharples

its midnight and i am eating marmalade jam
drinking tea with milkand two sugars
and talking on google chat
with ebony bebony sharples
about global wealth and cottage industries
our dreams and schemes
and escape plans to other lands
5 minutes of
lol and hehe
:) & :P and
(((((((())))))))))
=^..^=
i should include
some in my work reports
:D