The character (shi) or (uta) means "poem" in both Chinese and Japanese.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Bush ranging



Painting
a landscape Nolan-style
blurs our abstracted
sense of belonging                                         
to the world

Sitting
astride our trusty steed:
we are a Ned Kelly figure
escaping the long arm of the law
and order that threatens
 to enslave;
armor-plated against life’s hard knocks; rules
and regulations – self-imposed

Discovering,
in our flight for freedom
every year
Ned’s spirit that rises
from the ashes
and ghosts
through the countryside riding
secret pillion,
on our motorcycle

(Cassy)


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