flowers had been her whole life
a bee sting in florence was unusual
screaming in italian was not easy
sunday lunch at Fellinis
emotions run high
slightly different
to the aussie barbecue
fellini of the fertile imagination
reminisces on adolescence
every boy's wet dream
federico gives new meaning
to the catechist instruction
one must enjoy the time here on earth
it became apparent
fairly quickly
this was not a match
made in heaven
all the signs were there
neither of them had been
to a hairdresser for months
the hellish rot
had set in
the buzzing flies made merry
on the festering corpse
of their relationship
the bats had left the belfry
time to go
time for hair cuts
slam shut the book
closed
end of story
the wheels on the bus
go round and round
the big wheels
wouldn't know that
they don't take the bus
they just big wheel it
around the globe
hurtling through the clouds
from place to place
leaving a trail of disaster
give me a home among the gum trees
mellifluous hint fickle flip triangle era
archway phlegethon sunday tin can smuggle knuckles
the phlegethon lit up the archway
in the church aflame with candles
the white knuckled organist pounded away
without a hint of spirituality at the Sunday service
this was not the era of high culture
this was a fickle era of flip flops
the vicar's voice was not mellifluous
more in the tin can variety of a clanging triangle
looking like a smuggler from les miserables
CINQUAINS FOR POOR PUSS
WITH BOTH MY SLAVES
NOT GOING TO THEIR JOBS
WORKING AT HOME TAKING MY SPACE
UNFAIR
DID THEY
THINK OF MY NEEDS
I NEED AN ENTIRE HOUSE
ROOMS AND PLENTY OF SPACE TO
CAT NAP
TO GUARD
STUPID FIDO
WHO GETS THE BLAME FOR ALL
THE DESTRUCTION I WREAK BECAUSE
I CAN
MY HOUSE
HAS BEEN STOLEN
NOW FIDO GETS MORE PATS
WHICH BELONG TO ME I AM HEART
BROKEN
tell me
that this geometrical precision perfection and artistry
of a nautilis shell was a random result of a big bang
along with all the other perfect mathematical design
creations in nature
tell me
that a poppy unfurling emerging
from its green furry bud casings
dropping silently on to the coffee table
is merely a botanical phenomenon
tell me
there is no magic in the fairy wren
it's all random
with everything having a scientific explanation
and now tell me
there is no God
memories of the late 60s
a new world
we promised ourselves
freedom
we promised to save the rainforests
and we did
we promised ourselves
a new way of life
and it was
until
the camera clicking tourists found us
buses going by daily
when the word got out
the celebrities came
bringing their junk culture
the movie stars came
greasing palms
building ugly mansions on the beach
and then alas
it was time to go
Earth Weal OLN # 79 Writers Pantry # 83
WORDS
angle mention newspaper ruminate kick water extreme surprise caress tohubohu clip impetuous
Tohubohu
a crossword term
mentioned in the newspaper
and in a video clip she recalled
she ruminated on the meaning
approaching it from all angles
she got a kick out of these challenges
surprised she couldn't work this one out
it was extremely hot
she drank some water
lightbulb moment
impetuous caress
that's what it means
