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Poem: Questions on a Journey

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Casual questions giving food for thought are the inspiration for this week’s Poet’s Corner contribution from Phil Saunders.

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Questions on a Journey

one

pain killer capsule
breaking in front pocket
of backpack
which I had long before
they were fashionable
leaving white powder residue
over assorted debris

for anyone glimpsing contents
would reputation be ruined
or enhanced

two

is it the romance of
the drive-in theatre screen
that I see
rising above outer suburban skyline or
that scourge of modern highways
the advertising hoarding

three

at day’s beginning
mind full of worries
could the train’s whisper
relieve me of their burden

four

can the 6:52
Normanhurst to Central
be a romantic journey

five

can the rising sun
glinting through the trees
ever be a cliché

Phil Saunders lives in Adelaide after times in Melbourne, Sydney and Christchurch. Currently a consultant in governance and operations quality control across disability and aged-care portfolios, he has been a script and copywriter, policy officer, magazine and report editor. His poetry has appeared in UK and Australian journals, on ABC Radio and previously in Poet’s Corner.

Readers’ original and unpublished poems of up to 40 lines can be emailed, with postal address, to poetscorner@solsticemedia.com.au. Submissions should be in the body of the email, not as attachments. A poetry book will be awarded to each accepted contributor.

 

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