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Poesy.

Selected poems penned by the Dilettante.

The Grumpy Old Dilettante Poesy
Parramatta Poesy

Parramatta

Parramatta   Encircled cemetery reminds the city of earthly and eternal things (echoes of Macau).   Calcium rich soil draws everything, and everyone, to itself - with menacing, libertine, Georgian lust.   And yet it repels lunch-time boarders, hurling them…
September 19, 2021
Evensong II Poesy

Evensong II

Evensong II The day started badly. Discord, dis s o n a   n ce, disharmon y. It’s not going well now either. I must go back. Tempus? No, hominem. I must seek forgiveness and fellowship, where justifiably, I am likely…
September 18, 2021
Tiles Poesy

Tiles

Photo Poem No. 2   Tiles These are not the colours of the ‘70s, but of the 1930s perhaps. More Bakelite than polyester. Colours that belie the age of this house. I don’t find the colours pleasant – a dull…
September 18, 2021