The October Tree; Stingrays
The October Tree
For days I have watched
it dress itself
arms braced overhead
to slip on layer
after layer
of bright green leaf
until winter’s skeleton
is quite hidden
underneath.
Stingrays
The camera looks up
at the surface of the sea
and a dozen stingrays
appear in formation
like a sudden sinister army
of stringless kites.
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