Art is the Spark
These poems are all written to an image.
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Bench Space
An imagined conversation inspired by a photo with a story, taken by my sister-in-law and posted on her PerthDailyPhoto website. Bench space… Rodney...
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Bohemia (Poem)
In honour of UK National Poetry Day 4th October. Who am I? Inspired by my artist daughter's work - illustration attached. http://jessicamccallum.blogspot.com.au/p/art.html
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Elephant
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ARTWORK: 2 of 4 from the ‘Play’ series, sketch in progress for ‘All The Pretty Ones Are’ Exhibition at State Theatre Centre, Perth, 2011. #...
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Fire Angels
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Fire Angels I read on someone’s post they saw flocks of birds fly – fleeing the flames. Be safe! Frances Macaulay Forde © 2 015 The full story to go...
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Freo Doctor
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Freo Doctor Fluffy birds paused full-fronting the sea breeze. Two wanderers grip fine wire, then gone. Frances Macaulay Forde © 2014
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Pigs might...
After a coffee with a fellow poet, we found these pigs inspiring...
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RECYCLED
Sociable weaver birds gather Kalahari sticks, grass, cotton to construct home trees for hundreds. Out-dated rest points built to carry distance wires...
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Red Umbrella
I see red when you raise spikes along the metal shaft, sharply snap it open, stretching the bright silk above your head I see red a mobile patio –...
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Roll Up! Roll Up!
Written to my daughter's artwork: http://jessicamccallum.blogspot.com.au/p/exhibit.html
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Umbrella Sea
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I look down umbrella sea snaking between shiny metal towers separate still me a strong wind searches for red among the grey pushing risk frisking...
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