Landscape of flowers
Presenting a bright sea to
A nation in tears
Walking home and all I see
Are glitters and sparkles and fairy lights
Greeting me as I pass them by
I take a minute to greet them back
Feeling happy, feeling glad
That I have the freedom to go on my way
Walking home at night after a summer’s day
Why do we have bridges?
To connect
To separate
To transport
To display to the world
The sorrow a city would feel
When one of its own are slain
Unknowing reindeer
Light up suburbia
Glow with lights unrefined
While not too far away
Lights go out in a chocolate cafe
Hostages held captive
Hope to see another day
Thoughts be to those involved
And to family of same
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I packed up my life
I packed up my home
Waved goodbye to family
Waved goodbye to friends
Started a new life
In a land of safety and peace
My heart bleeds
For those caught up
In my city under siege
Strand by strand
Looming thread after thread
Intricately weaving a spider’s web
as if there are plenty of schools in the world
there is an empty school right here in Sydney
abandoned and not used
reminding us how much
education is key
In the midst of tears
Tragedy and turmoil, please
Spare a thought for Sean
Condolences to the family of Philip Hughes
And all those involved in this very sad tragedy
Life cut short
In the prime of his
Years, tribute
Trails of water
Cutting across blue converge
To create a V
Triangle of light
Leading one safely to a
New journey’s travel
Poems and Petals 