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Yoo-Hoo! – Tumbling Verse – SunWinks! February 15, 2015 Take a Tumble

Posted on February 20, 2015 by irinadim

   Yoo-Hoo!     Here I come, yoo-hoo-hoo! Your beloved cockatoo Oh yeah, screech I do For I love you, yes I do   Away, away with you Cheeky, screeching cockatoo! Shoo and shoo and shoo!   Yeah, I loved … Continue reading →

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Melancholy Merriment – SunWinks! February 1, 2015 (Oxymorons)

Posted on February 9, 2015 by irinadim

A solitary magpie Sitting on a pole In joyful sadness Carolling strains Of the sweetest tones I know     Pray tell, enchanting bird What does your melancholy warbling say?     Behold, from high above I can see afar … Continue reading →

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What a lovely photo! – Publishing online and in print

Posted on February 3, 2015 by irinadim

This is lovely Jennifer Mosher, Managing Director and Editor of NARRATOR INTERNATIONAL, who gave me the encouragement I needed to continue writing poetry: she accepted the first poem I had submitted – ‘A Fibonacci Poem for Australia Day’. My poems appear … Continue reading →

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Two Poems – SunWinks! January 25, 2015 – Sound Decisions

Posted on January 29, 2015 by irinadim

 A Merry Summer Song At this balmy beach Merry seagulls screech Playing catch with merry Frothy breaking waves Where merry children’s hands Build merry castles in the sand With merry queens and kings In whose merry kingdoms Merry people live … Continue reading →

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Happy Australia Day!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by irinadim

Sasha and I have called Australia home for the last 50 years and we’ve never looked back. Last year we celebrated that 50th anniversary with our dear friends, our compatriots, who sponsored us. This poem was written in 2013, first published … Continue reading →

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The Window – SunWinks! January 18, 2015: Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

Posted on January 23, 2015 by irinadim

  The window Into the past Remote control Fast roll Roll, roll the barrel On parade Khaki apparel Guns and men Of great renown I want the smiling clown Window… Past and present intertwined Some stories much maligned No, that … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year! -Tanka

Posted on December 31, 2014 by irinadim

  May Peace, Love and Hope Like a rainbow in the sky Dance a joyful dance May your soul soar far and wide As free as a bird (Tanka by Rainbow Lorikeets, Australian Parrots, on my balcony.) © 2015 Irina … Continue reading →

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The First Kiss in the 1950s – SunWinks!: Simile and Friday Writing Essential: Youthful Memories

Posted on November 27, 2014 by irinadim

  In the olden days A girl fifteen, going on sixteen Met a boy seventeen On a summer night Side by side they strolled On the Adriatic coast His bright blue eyes As blue as the sea She could not … Continue reading →

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Wordo – SunWinks! November 16, 2014: Making It Up

Posted on November 20, 2014 by irinadim

A wordo is a weirdo As the word implies A lexigeek, if you wish Coining words is his obsession Coinawordricity, he might say In a word he’s a wordnerd When his trick is clever And he makes it stick He’ll … Continue reading →

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Lazy Lizard – SunWinks! November 16, 2014: Making It Up

Posted on November 18, 2014 by irinadim

  Blue tongue lizard Lazing in the sun Motionless for hours Until the day is done Teach me please About your lizardry To be more like you Doing absonothing All day through Throo-lee-loo Throo-phee-phoo Lullabied phee-phoo By the pan flute … Continue reading →

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