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North Pine Bush Poets

The Muse

The Muse

©Kay Gorring

I tried to write some poetry but it wasn’t going well.
The time was dragging on and on and nothing seemed to gel.
Well…things were looking mighty bleak, my future wasn’t bright
when someone said, “I think a MUSE is all you need to write”.

“Aha,” I thought,

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Duplicate

©Kay Gorring

I drive a common car and there are lots of them about,
yet still, I keep things simple, I’m not into standing out;
but now, I’m reconsidering my wisdom on that score
in light of what just happened at the local corner store.

I parked the car right out the front,

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THE STOCKMAN’S CHOICE

© Kay Gorring

As the first settlers arrived in Australia, they also brought livestock. Among them were various breeds of horse. They were bred on vast and mostly unfenced tracts of land and became known as a Walers (short for New South Wales). They were strong, sure-footed and could go great distances with poor quality feed and little water.

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North Pine Bush Poets respectfully acknowledge the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi and Yuggera people as the traditional custodians of the lands where we meet.