Two Poems
Birds in Mind
i
Sacred kingfisher—
into the world onto the branch
courtesy the King.
ii
Wren and the art
of bird-making—dear Lord, such
blue in the bush!
iii
Statuesque heron—
unmoved as humans debate
the Sculptor question.
iv
Goodness, that ibis
signals the presence of birds
in the mind of God!
Becoming
A girl from my girl
and her love … A new human
being has become …
So becoming—this person
who soon will call me “Grandpa!”
Andrew Lansdown
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