Five point 8
Five point eight Is the going rate I just heard my expert mate On the radio propose And he said that this was great For the future of the state And it really would relate To the products that I chose So no longer must
Tag: Poem
Kakadu Circle of Life
The Circle of Life—Kakadu Dreaming If I could go back in time We would arrive in Kakadu before the old ways were disrupted When Bininj fished in the north and Mungguy hunted in the south It is the time of Gurrung now Six seasons were
A Poem: Life plays with our attention, by Tessa Wallace
Life plays with our attention. She’s more creative than we could ever be. She knows what to do, she notices everything and she whispers it to us! She’s the witch. She likes it when we listen. She is whole as she is, she is you
A Poem: Deepening, by Tessa Wallace
What if When there was more demand On your business You didn’t feel compelled To meet it? What if there was less growth But More deepening Tree rings settling in What if you could close early New attitude For that empty space Calling out to
Post Truth Doublethink
In his classic novel of a dystopian future ‘1984’, George Orwell defines the idea of ‘doublethink’, which I believe perfectly describes the character of our political conversations today: Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of
A Poem: Migrating Starlings & Journeys of Survival
It was a quiet morning walk in the Daintree Rainforest / When the silence was sliced, by their agitated screeching / Our attention arrested, we hasten our pace / To race up the tower, what could be amiss / The metallic starlings are causing a ruckus / Shiny purple and green, they reflect back the sunlight