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– Anzac – a haiku sequence |
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Anzac Park an ibis on one leg faces the wind Anzac day eve a currawong watches us clean the cenotaph cold wind the young bugler licks his lips first file, second rank a child's shirt sags with medals last post two rosellas rise from the grass a purple patch among cenotaph wreaths – Paterson's Curse |
memorial obelisk more names than town residents sunny verandah sewing up his medal bar she pricks her finger Anzac march the baker's father takes the salute warm sunshine I button up my coat before last post two minutes silence a south-easterly rattles the halyard Anzac speech his daughter wanders away to the swings |
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