Homework 5/4/21 Memories of the Coorong

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Homework 5/4/21 Memories of the Coorong

Post by Terry » Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:59 pm

Memories of the Coorong

It still seems like yesterday, though many years have now passed by,
and the world has changed forever, for the likes of you and I.
Gone the days we used to camp between the Coorong and the sea,
though the memory still lingers of those times that used to be.

There was magic in the air while sitting there beneath the stars,
just the two of us, remember; we had lived the life of Tsars.
Magic moments shared, and treasured still today by you and I,
with a waning moon then peeping like a spy up in the sky.

We would rug up for our morning walk along the beach each day;
where the waves reared up and crashed on down there in a misty spray.
Then we’d cast our lines for Mulloway but anything would do
And then fry them up for breakfast with the billy on to brew

Then those days of wildest weather when the wind would howl and shriek,
And the Boobyalla bush would bend to gusts so cold and bleak.
Still we loved it there and cherished every moment we could get,
and the memories are always there, for you and I Annette.

© T.E. Piggott

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Re: Homework 5/4/21 Memories of the Coorong

Post by Shelley Hansen » Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:24 pm

Just beautiful, Terry! You really have a gift for words that stir evocative memories!

Love "a waning moon then peeping like a spy up in the sky". I don't think I'll ever look at the moon the same way again! :)
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Re: Homework 5/4/21 Memories of the Coorong

Post by Terry » Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:08 pm

Thanks Shelley

One of the things I love about doing homework is that you can let your mind wander to the past or into the future and every where in between.
The only limitation is your own imagination.

Cheers Terry

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Re: Homework 5/4/21 Memories of the Coorong

Post by Ron » Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:47 am

Enjoyed the tale Terry, very descriptive (are you sure you haven't been there :D )
You have a special knack in describing camping scenes in your poems.
Well done
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Re: Homework 5/4/21 Memories of the Coorong

Post by Terry » Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:49 pm

Thanks Ron

Well I've certainly done my share of camping mate.

Terry

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Re: Homework 5/4/21 Memories of the Coorong

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:41 pm

How lovely! You have made excellent use of the prompts Terry - and it appears you have an intimate knowledge of the area as well ... perhaps? I enjoyed the read very much
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Re: Homework 5/4/21 Memories of the Coorong

Post by Terry » Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:19 pm

Thanks Maureen

Although I have never been there, I do know a little bit about the area.

Terry

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Re: Homework 5/4/21 Memories of the Coorong

Post by Catherine Lee » Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:58 pm

Wow, Terry - yet another poem from you to give me goose bumps! Crystal clear images and poignancy - you have really 'done it again' for me with this one - absolutely beautiful!

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Re: Homework 5/4/21 Memories of the Coorong

Post by Terry » Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:53 pm

Thanks Catherine - I really pleased that you enjoyed it.

'An old fashioned poem by an old fashioned bloke'

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