Boxing Day
a patchwork of coloured sails
on the harbour
Keitha Keyes
Merri Merri Creek
unrolling his prayer mat
under a river red gum
Louise Hopewell
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grandpa’s plum tree
in its shade his grandson
savours the sweetness
Vanessa Proctor
soft drumbeats
as the service ends
a boy’s glance upward
Jo McInerney
reading the ode—
a rising sun glitters
on his slouch hat
Colleen Keating
luminous skies . . .
the wilting wildflowers
on a soldier’s grave
Samantha Sirimanne Hyde
tidal bore—
the rough wash
of his words
Lysa Collins
wedding ring
where you left it
before you left
Kash Thomson
a twist of guilt
crimes of the past
heavy this load
Maeve Archibald
fall out
with a friend—
the comfort of waves
Lyn Reeves
song of faith
the lean of a headstone
towards the sun
Jennifer Sutherland
goldrush town . . .
her finger runs down the list
of unmarked graves
Sandra Simpson
empty church
the organist plays
jazz blues
Catherine Smith
Sunday walk
through the pine wood
a carpeted church
Ewan Rourke
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