Gary Hotham: Nine Haiku
Nine Haiku
graveside
vacancies in the air
for rain
for the rain
not my word
my grandson’s
stars
too far to be part
the Milky Way
into daylight
snowflakes one after the other
on top
Dad’s old birthday
low spots
collecting rain
low water rocks
daylight
for lingering
harbor town
sunset floats
with the fishing boats
falling snow
each breath
the same age
easier to climb
than the hills
distant clouds
Gary Hotham
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