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Understand Old One


What if you came back now
To our new world, the city roaring
There on the old peaceful camping place
Of your red fires along the quiet water,
How you would wonder
At towering stone gunyas high in air
Immense, incredible;
Planes in the sky over, swarms of cars
Like things frantic in flight.

Notes

* gunya - aboriginal home
"Reproduced with permission of John Wiley
and Sons, Australia".

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  • May 7
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    From guest wishintreeUK (contact)
    Yes, I wonder... what would the older generation who are no longer here say to the so called "modern world"? the last line sums this up our world today so very well... "like things frantic in flight" no time to really notice the simple things in life, yet when we think of it, it is those very things that bring us the most joy! I enjoyed reading this. Katie


  • May 26, 2007
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    hi

    From guest amy (contact)
    good


  • rufina caraid Moderators member
    May 24, 2007
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    For CHELc - click on the poets name underneath the image to your right, you will see her biography which will tell you all you need to know about her gender and a whole lot more information of this wonderful person.
    Von
    Oldpoetry


  • May 1, 2007
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    i love it

    From guest tania-kelly (contact)
    i love this poem so muuccchhhh

  • ea
    February 25, 2006
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    This no longer shows the ouroboros that once was here.  What a shame.  Did this poet do the painting of the snake that is shown as the bio pic?  

  • ea
    November 21, 2005
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    I like the ouroboros. I like when the poems are illustrated like this.


  • November 21, 2005
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    great poem, inspiring stuff. Makes me want to write poetry!!


  • November 20, 2005
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    Just fantastic! She is so good.


  • July 12, 2005
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    love all the poems i read gooooood stuff

  • Nam
    March 17, 2005
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    Seems like a description from any place that anyone could be at at any given moment, this being Noonuccal's apparent residence and what she sees and is relaying upon the 'page'.

    I feel there's a further perception, another inclination, a question and she has answered it already.

    A good piece that Noonuccal has written here.


  • March 14, 2005
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    kath has grat insparation towards her famous written poems about her cultures and experiences... top poet


  • October 27, 2004
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    it was interesting

  • RockStarAngel7
    August 1, 2004
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    That was very different. It was good though. I assume it's like someone coming back to earth or something. I dunno, but it weas really good, i understood the basis of it

  • buRning Memory
    August 1, 2004
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    wow... this paints a nice picture! i reallly like this! it was writin along time ago lol my mom wasnt even born then (no effence)!
    much love to ya!
    this is really great!


    katie!!!

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