Wandering endlessly through golden ripe
Fields of my imagination
Scenery, smiles and conversation
Willing the future to meet me
Back at this dream's beginning
Until restless legs and chatting
Stop pining and whistling lips
Biding time
Woken, surprised, I meditate
Grains of sand between toes
Waves evoking chills down my spine
Patient expectation
Waiting, hesitating
Drinking in the glorious view
Standing right here before me
It is true
I can be blue
or any other mood
Anytime I spend
Precious time
with you
Look up
From the bustle
our busy lives
Settle in
So we gently
Entwine
On the couch
No more dallying
walking the town
Tis clear
When clouds part
Who's still around
A placeholder
Waiting for inspiration
to reveal
No matter how many layers
Blended perfectly together
The frame is full of gibberish
Until sense is made clear
When the promise of a true friend
Becomes forever
Centuries of sandy foot prints Embedded in the shore Sure steps leading to waters edge Surveying the rip tide Wading safely to peel Tiny creatures away From their silken kelp Homes to adorn Dining tables laced with Filigree crochet And tall stories She places delicate treasures On her window sill To recall every Underwater adventure The hollow echo Of the conch's curl Beckons her to deep Longing for more Pearl shines in colours Glint of eye and Flash of teeth Sandy skin soft hairs Stand on end As the tide Her dreamscapes Roll in
In fiction I would be A tea and scones librarian With a secret archive The contents of which Was derived from many Hours of polite Conversations How the mind May wander Is a marvellous Thing indeed
L to R: by Jeff Mincham, Barbara Swarbrick and John Bartram ~ Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Odds for and against From the beginning Like scouring every beach For hidden treasure Buried in millions Grains of sand Stories of the past Washing over 'til hidden Lucid dreams and memories All that remains