Poem -

The cyclone

Sleeping bag for oneĀ 
Looks so lonely.

You stayed overnight at workĀ 

For the cyclone.

Couldn't go home.

Ā 

Let me get on with my life,

Queensland!Ā 

Like you ever have.

It's the mundane that needs to get done,

The bins and the washing.

Ā 

Now it's monsooningĀ 

And the shop is all out of toilet paper.

Sometimes imagineĀ 

Me how I wish to be seen?

I'm at the piano.

Ā 

Doing a book signing.

In place of this a deluge.

I'm troubled my foot ulcerĀ 

Is all there is,

And you of course, sleeping bag for oneĀ 

Ā 

Hunkering downĀ 

Through the heart of a girlĀ 

That is the storm.

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Shirley Harrison

Wow such a metaphor, the heart of the girl is the storm. Superb and very romantic. Those type storms can certainly be a bitch. Fantastic punchline Rory, I'm most impressed. 🌹 

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Rory McGinlay

Made me lol. I thought you might like it. Me too, it's what I call a B side but a good one

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Bernadete van d...

You were really hunkering down, Rory,
I heard about cyclone Alfred on the news. Yes, we do get aussie news here.šŸ˜„ Sorry to hear that, but you must be used to it by now.Ā 
So, you took the chance to write a poem about it, pretty good. Ā  BĀ 

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Marion

This is so intricate. It starts about the weather and I love how the narrator becomes self reflective. An alternative life...'at the piano doing a book signing' instead of being miserable about the foot ulcer and the girl who isn't with him. Great stuff R x

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