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The Last Post

Post by Heather » Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:40 pm

Here you go poets. This is the winning poem for the 2012 Graham Fredriksen poetry prize run by North Pine Poets. It is one of my early poems and was my very first attempt at ABAB rhyme and I had only been writing poetry maybe 3 months at the time. The poem received a Commended at Bundaberg in 2011 and 2nd in the Australian Written Championships at Morisset in 2011. I made three very minor changes to the poem to improve the metre before placing it in this competition.

The poem is based on my experience at the Australian War Memorial many years at the sounding of the Last Post at sunset.



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Post by william williams » Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:02 pm

very good heather and congrats on your win
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Post by Maureen K Clifford » Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:14 pm

No idea why that would have won Heather :cry: :cry: :cry: Must have got the sympathy vote :lol: :lol: :lol:

That is a beautifully crafted piece - good on you Lovey.

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Post by Neville Briggs » Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:59 pm

A paean we propose for the North Pine piece, posted by the purple prize-winning poet. :P

Good on ya Heather. :)
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Post by Rimeriter » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:08 pm

"Thank you" Heather.
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Post by Dennis N O'Brien » Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:47 am

Well done Heather.

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Post by Heather » Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:17 pm

Thank you Bill, Maureen, :) Boyce and Jim.

Neville, I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!! :)

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Post by Robyn » Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:48 pm

Wonderful.
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Post by Heather » Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:45 am

Thanks Robyn. :)

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Post by Bob Pacey » Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:44 pm

Robyn says she is wonderful and you thank her ??/


;) ;) ;)


Nice one Heather well deserved win.


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