In Memoriam A.K.; Memo
In Memoriam A.K.
This is where the train stops
the sudden star ends
your trajectory breath
of winds and wave plume
this is where rainbows
leave the earth
where all you will need
is clear as this still night
where nothing can escape
or be altered by your sight
this the last and tranquil station
where the train stops
and you so quietly alight.
Memo
(after Sokan)
Should anyone think
to ask after me
tell them
I had to hurry
to some minor business
in a different world.
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