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Parridla Taikondi.(Poem)

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| January 01, 2007 | Johnson, Martin R. | COPYRIGHT 2007 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
PARRIDLA TAIKONDI 
 
   The wind from my pedalling 
   drops out of my beard 
   as I come to a stop to listen 
   to the bird-life wild in the trees. 
 
   Magpies, kookaburras and crows 
   high in the still leaves of Gum trees 
   --butts gnarly, smooth & thick. Massive limbs 
   holding the calm coolness of Winter. 
 
   Not trampled by dusky feet 
   the grass has been cut by a ride-on 
   mower. Its sweet smell hangs in the air 
   like the smoke of camp-fires. 
 
   The park is empty. No families are sitting 
   at the tables sharing food. 
   No riders are on their bicycles following tracks 
   surrounded by the lullaby of birdsong. 
 
   Riding down to where the two rivers ...

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