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A Bird

By |July 12th, 2026|Categories: Poetry|

  A bird sings for the moment   not for posterity     Copyright Paul F Walsh OAM 2022

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A Leaf

By |January 2nd, 2023|Categories: Poetry|

A Leaf Paul F Walsh   I am as a leaf until I discover the tree and then the tree discovers me                                                                                                                            Copyright Paul F Walsh 2022  

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Stargazer

By |July 6th, 2021|Categories: Personal, Poetry|

Today is my birthday in 2021. The best early birthday gift that I ever received is Susan Louise Harvey. Susan and I grew up at either end of Lambton Park, but we did not knowingly meet until we were adults, and we then discovered that we shared the same childhood memories such as Lambton Library, the rotunda and the old steamroller. We went on to discover a bizarre similarity in the school subjects that we had studied (including Latin), and we noted a curious congruency in that we had both studied mathematics at the University of Newcastle. Our time at

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Love Lambton

By |June 25th, 2021|Categories: Poetry|

Love Lambton yes I do sacred soil nurturing me and you Love Lambton yes I do we said marrying steamroller memories feeling Lambton Library and rotunda true Love Lambton yes I do Copyright Paul F Walsh 2021

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when

By |February 2nd, 2020|Categories: Poetry|

koalas bulldozed while we doze for profits   when will we wake up?   their loss our loss no prophets!       Copyright Paul F Walsh 2020 Image David  Clode

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