Essay by Merrick Fry 2020
You see the figures in the street. These are real people engaging with each other
In Newtown. There is a fusion of social groups with complex styles. I can almost see the brand of sneaker that man has on his feet. That young woman is pretending she has not noticed the guy having a quick look at her bare legs.
Continue readingWhat is a dream?
A little play that pops into your mind
Close your eyes, think of a happy place…
Continue readingI was going to turn around and take the pup to the cave where my mate was waiting, when I saw the other pup come out of the water onto the beach with a confused and perplexed face. The two pups were relieved to see each other and did this weird arm wrap around each other’s body and water leaked out of their eyes. The new pup looked different, it had blond hair instead of black like the other one and was more afraid and timid.
The hot-red crabs
going side to side
at the beach on a
summer day.
The magnificent black crow
Resting from its flight
On a branch in the shadow.
I was out in the bush, a cold sunny windy day. I was near a river, just sitting down. I would usually be asleep but for some reason, I couldn’t fall asleep. So I walked down to the river hoping there might be a fish I could catch when I saw a strange long brown thing sitting on top of the water. It was a peculiar thing, it was long and brown like a hollow log and had 4 straight long brown sticks that went in and out of the water.
Paintings and Collage by Rod Holdaway
She jumps,
She drives like a maniac when she sleeps.
The crazy cat can even sing,
“la la la,
la la la,
la la la!”
She purrs like a dragon letting it’s fire out.
Continue readingBubble, bubble, doing backflips,
the green and graceful pulchritudinous fish.
The hard rainbow coral was prodigious!
Continue readingSunny morning
Dog on lounge snuffles, dreaming
Shall I wake her up?
Flapping leaves
Flies buzzing in my ears
Cool half wind