Tag: poetry

Soldier, long gone

Recruitment poster used during the Australian wars - on display at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Recruitment poster used during the Australian wars – on display at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra

I look at you
once bright as dew
now frayed, tearing at the seams
a picture unlike any other it seems
beetle eyes gleaming through the glass
a spectacle for the students in my class
how well your brows curve crookedly
masking shadows of scheming wickedly
though just another memory to many
for your thoughts I’d offer more’n a penny
how you could while away your life
warring others’ battles without a strife
a proud son that faced his mother tall
and answered the motherland’s call

Collecting

Finders Keepers exhibition at the Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia

Fraying photographs

desperate to keep intact

long gone memories

Photo: “What do you collect?” – An interactive segment of the Finders Keepers exhibition in the Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia.

Nations of the world

Cartoon on display at the Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia

Seeking unity

to show off a common goal

while divided still

Photo: An artwork by Costa A on display at the Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia.

Imagine

Typewriters on display at the old parliamentary house in Canberra, Australia
Typewriters on display at the old parliamentary house in Canberra, Australia

Reigns justice in peace

in a world where penguins fly

as told by authors