Usually
Usually
Usually I do not struggle to write poetry,
but today is Thursday.
Even before the garbage truck’s creak
jars me awake, I lie deep in thought.
Thoughts have a way with poetry
that overshadows feelings any day
& while rain muddies Old Seventy Creek,
new loneliness & angst overtake
me & my feelings becomes a sinking yacht.
Written today after receiving my final issue of the
Australia Times Poetry Magazine. I have been a contributing editor
for a year. It was an excellent publication. I am saddened that it ceased publication.
Rudy Thomas
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I still miss Kayak Poetry Magazine, which ceased in 1984.
Good sources for poetry always seem to sail on rought seas.