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.
Many will disagree, but World War III is too great a risk to run by involving ourselves in a distant border conflict
Sep 25 2024
5 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