Renku, August 2010
Rondeletia, Jasmine
a spring junicho by Barbara A Taylor (Aus) and Moira Richards (ZA)
rondeletia, jasmine -
these drowning scents
obscure all sorrow
mountains keep silent watch
over their muddied fields
don´t ask, don´t tell...
when will brave soldiers
have their pride?
as breeze to the gale
love and peace erased
vuvuzela drones
underscore the aussies´
unfortunate loss
but a rind left
of that blue cheese moon
her incessant snuffles
just an allergy
to fungi
muttering my mantra,
aitch five en one
a pelican heavy
wing tip to wing tip
with dripping oil
millions of trillions of
carbon footprints on the sand
as the mercury rises
iced drinks on tap
free for all
Mandela dreaming
from the island, our dream