The Drover’s Drive
In the final analysis a relative said. Such a lonely
spot, O Brad. There goes an odd bod a neighbour
noted – compared to whom the visitor floated.
Still at the party, one guest asked the other:
What do you do? About what, Drover responded
looking at their shining shoes. Excuse me! Warning
Drive to move out of the way. Time flies. If time
is always there, Drove & Drive come and go, then
surely, they move through time. It’s all in the mind.
A concept Drive is loath to discuss with the dentist.
The bottom line, the banker said. Not on my page,
the tenant came back. Black armband view of
history. An image used by a white son despite
the grief of the gun. With all due respect. Often
precedes callous calls. Cost effective Fence claimed,
twisting for nuclear power. While another guest
deigned to say Political Correctness, to win us
over. Even breathing is political the drover railed.
A level playing field (and Yours sincerely) the
drover later read with dismay. At the end of the
day – good evening, the drover smiled away.
Sketching Similarities
Georgia loves to paint, so does
Georgina — Georgia farewells
monochromes, so does
Georgina. Cherishing primary
colours they welcome
nuances, their brushes braving
spells on canvas, on line,
having interpreted aspects of
the Swan river, when later
they felt impelled to include
images of North and South
Perth including dawns donning
birth. Georgia and Georgina
love to sketch from their respective
places alongside the river
Swan on dense and dendrite days.
The Temptation to Submit
(With thanks to C. L.)
What kind of poetry do you like,
an interviewer asked an interviewee
on Radio National. I like good poetry
the interviewee told the microphone
where a likely listener had
grown to note the grip of good,
its gradient (compared to whom)
eventually understood. Whose
essence, effervescence, con
amore, con moto accompanies
a writer’s ostinato? Is the temptation
to submit that excellence resides in the
eyes of the dominant tribe
valid, a folly or a temerity leading
to an affinity for the sound of the
fugue? Noting the tension between
players and listeners in
ovation and oration may
be nudging notes neglected in
movements for a tomorrow with tremolo.
