Busy Busy; Believe Me
Busy Busy
Busy Busy. Things are humming.
Fresh Solutions are Upcoming.
Mechanisms are In Place:
Media Men are Touching Base.
Signs of Discontent are growing.
Crisis Talks are still ongoing.
Market Forces stay On Side
For a Rollercoaster Ride.
Bankers are becoming beggars.
Feisty Girls are falling preggers,
Miniskirts in Minicabs:
Everything is Up for Grabs.
Mullahs make a New Dynamic:
Rectal bombs are Unislamic.
Binge-Drink Cultures are to blame:
Ministers will Name and Shame.
Rolling programmes of Awareness
Mean a Quantum Leap in Fairness.
Premier steers the Ship of State
Through a National Debate.
Living Legend seeking closure
Goes for Maximum Exposure.
Palace Leaks must be addressed:
Prince Charles faces House Arrest.
Back-to-Basics Bishop voices
Need for Change in Lifestyle Choices.
Old-Style Values are the Key:
Marriage and the Family.
Believe Me
I know my life has been a lie.
I’ve been a liar all my life.
I know the how but not the why.
I want to score the perfect ten.
I’ve been a liar all my life.
I want the what but not the when.
I think the theme but not the thought.
I’ve been a liar all my life.
I think the thing but not the ought.
I need the where but not the who.
I’ve been a liar all my life.
I need to stick to you like glue.
I wish the kiss but not the kill.
I’ve been a liar all my life.
I wish the which but not the will.
I dream the dream but not the deed.
I seek the strive but not the strife.
I know the code. I feel the need.
I’ve been a liar all my life.
Madam: Archbishop Fisher (July-August 2024) does not resist the attacks on his church by the political, social or scientific atheists and those who insist on not being told what to do.
Aug 29 2024
6 mins
To claim Aborigines have the world's oldest continuous culture is to misunderstand the meaning of culture, which continuously changes over time and location. For a culture not to change over time would be a reproach and certainly not a cause for celebration, for it would indicate that there had been no capacity to adapt. Clearly this has not been the case
Aug 20 2024
23 mins
A friend and longtime supporter of Quadrant, Clive James sent us a poem in 2010, which we published in our December issue. Like the Taronga Park Aquarium he recalls in its 'mocked-up sandstone cave' it's not to be forgotten
Aug 16 2024
2 mins