Late night I attended the ‘lowercase’ Open Mic event, at the Analogue Academy, which for the past 10 years has been a cultural “home” for the young artistic generatation in the Geelong area. Sadly the Analogue Academy is closing down very soon and will be sorely missed by all concerned. Appropriately I recited my poem “Finality”, a piece I wrote for a lowercase open mic night 4 years ago.
Please Note: The Photos attached above; were taken by “Me” from the stage/platform, just before I began to recite my poem, and everyone smiled for their fabulous group photos … as you can see, the venue was reasonably small and the happy gathering filled every square inch available
Finality (Revised)
Lowercase: Thursday April 11th 2019
Theme: Shadow Of Doubt
Venue: Workers Club
We will all travel, life’s journey
There’s reality in the end, a concluding count down
Finality occurs, not a shadow of doubt
Sooner or later, we must retire, and work no more
Old tools are laid to rest, among the spider webs
There is a time, when we have to say goodbye
To that special one’s, sad crying eyes
Suddenly we are propelled past our friends lives
The people we knew, dwindle to a few
And beyond the lies, earth rises and dies
We the custodians, failed to see overcast skies
Our belief’s shriveled, inside religious sleeves
The jealous and greedy, are yet to eat their last supper
I hope tomorrow’s future, is better than today’s veiled ways
And yesterday’s trials, become the healing castle’s final say
Today I am presenting an article about my recent book “Perceptions”, which was Edited & Published by Judy at Jaymah Press. Below I have attached my ‘Web-copy’ from Jaymah’s website, which clearly explains “our” book’s innovative concept … Also, I am pleased to announce that my “book launch” for Perceptions will be on: Sunday 16th April 3.30pm, at the Box Office Cafe.
Hello dear readers and followers, I now write for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “A Beetle Called Bertha”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. … please click on the link below to view my poem, at Coffee House Writers. >> https://coffeehousewriters.com/a-beetle-called-bertha/
Today’s “Throwback” article was originally posted in September 2018
The featured Image above, was after I’d walk around the city centre of Geelong taking all of these photos,.. I had to have refreshments, and the best place seemed to be Pistol Pete’s Blues Bar, with loud music, tasty food and a cold beer or two.
For those followers of Australian Rock Music, the above mural is of Chrissy Amphlett, she was a Geelong girl, and lead singer of the Divinyls, one of our great bands during the 1980’s and 1990’s
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