Being culturally of OZ/meant comprehending/secret codes/without instructions/Childhood lullabies/about distant Galway/wild colonial shores/the capture of admired/ desperadoes/the lilt of Ned Kelly/strains and dips I still hear/never having to ask why the corks were on the hats/having heard about the proverbial meat left out a short time/the blow flies laid eggs/in just a bit they hatched and grew/the meat went walkabout on its own/mostly I learned not to ask/for the far off sadness in her eyes/we didn’t ask/we just knew

Some days/coffee/flowers/good books/inoculate from/fear/death/sorrow/after a little escape/we face the day/serenely/we face the night/wide awake