The Midas Bird And Other Poems

By Mark Scrivener

A book of poems for children (and adults) with some lyrical, some ballads, some humorous and some riddles. All previously published the NSW School Magazine (Australia). A collection garnered over many years of writing, including poems on the days of the week, the phases of the moon, mythical animals, ballads based on famous tales and many others. Approved by the leading educational editors of the School Magazine under the auspices of the NSW Education Department.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mark Scrivener
• Release date: Apr 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458193360

Mark Scrivener

High Distinction Majored in English Literature and German Language BA, UNE Armidale. Master of Letters (high distinction) UNE Armidale. Riddled- puzzle poems for adults- published in West Australian, Gold Coast Bulletin, and the Sunday Telegraph. Conundrum published weekly in The West Australian Mind Twisters pusblished daily in the Melbourne Herald Sun Teacher Adult Community Education Creative Writing, English Grammar over 9 year period at Lismore and Gold Coast. 1994-2007. Verse Comedy The Worthy Master of the Law played for 3 week season from 17th August , 2002 at Chance Theater Anaheim Hills California USA www.chancetheater.com July 2002 Play Rev Eli Jenkins Organ Morgan and minor characters in Under Milkwood Javeenbah Theatre Nerang QLD December 2001- Oneword Radio (UK) broadcast verse play Narrow Roads to Inner Lands. (digital radio and internet streaming) March 1991 - The Australian Newspaper Weekend Review: published The Werewolf - translation of Morgensterm poem Verse comedy The Worthy Master of the Law published e-book April 2002 Hollow Hills Publishing www.hollowhillspublishing.com Translation of Goethe’s Faust published e-book October 2001 Hollow Hills Publishing www.hollowhillspublishing.com Dramatic poem (verse play) Narrow Roads to Inner Lands published Hollow Hills Publishing (e-book) May 2001 www.hollowhillspublishing.com Poems published in numerous magazines and journals over a twenty-five year period, including The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The West Australian, Quadrant Magazine, Zirius, The Nation Review, Access Magazine, The Bulletin Literary Supplement, The Patterson Literary Review (New York State),Poetry Australia, and The New England Review. Numerous poems, riddles, stories, and plays for children published in The NSW School Magazine and Pursuit. Poems published by Thomas Nelson and Company in " Footprints on the Sand", and "On Top of Strawberry Hill." Verse translations published in Poetry Australia, Quadrant, Meanjin, and The Australian (March 2001) Scripts performed professionally by The Colonnade Theatre Company, Prometheus Productions, The Player's Theatre Company, and The Rainbow Youth Theatre. Twice poetry judge for FAW Far North Coast Norco Competition. Three terms of touring as children's author in schools. Numerous appearances as a performance poet in Sydney, Lismore, Byron Bay, Nimbin, Armidale and Gold Coast.

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The Midas Bird

By Mark Scrivener

Published by Mark Scrivener at Smashwords

Copyright 2011 Mark Scrivener

Poem

The Midas Bird

Shell On The Shelf

The Breeze Asks The Leaves

The Wings Of The Hours

Tell Me Now, What Is My Name?

Garuda

Song Of The Sun

The Kookaburra Calls At Dawn

The Lion And The Mouse

Cat At Daybreak

If Things Could Speak

City Morning

Four Summer Haiku

What's My Name?

The Naming Of The Days

Bees

Eagle Rising

Yesterday

Currawong Cry

Dolphins Are Flowing

Two Jungle Tongue-Twisters

Phases

Riddles

Dandelions

First Fox

Griffin

Four Autumn Haiku

Lake With Pelican

Night

Raindrops

The Magician's Helper

What Tree Am I?

Seahorses

Meteor

Four Winter Haiku

Glow-Worms

A Rhyme Of Riddles

Wind And Stone

The Spell Of Life

Firefly

Slowly, So Slowly The Snail

The South Wind And The Sun

Winter Rain On Town And Land

Who Am I?

Moth Upon The Window Pane

Summer Singers

Flying A Kite

Four Spring Haiku

Surfers

The Black Knight

The Explorer

Within

The King Who Believed Everything

The Song Of The Wind

This Lunar Night

To A Reddening Leaf

The Town Mouse And The Country Mouse

What Am I?

Unicorn

My Binoculars

Lizards

Asnswers To Riddles

The Midas Bird

Perched upon a dead, grey tree,

A single ibis views

A valley ringed by twilight hills-

But, from where I stand, I see

Far sun west-gleaming golden hues.

And suddenly,

With a Midas touch, it wills

The white bird into gold for me.

Shell On The Shelf

A sand-snail shell rests on the shelf,

with time-traced whorls of growing's curve,

a swirl of logarithmic spiral.

And so it sits in still completedness,

far from the vast, wave-rippled ocean;

so purely formed, brown and alone,

far from its forming, slow creation,

where curves of water, time and life

were gradually gathered into stone.

The Breeze Asks The Leaves

Oh, green leaves on the trees,

Will you sing with this breeze,

Will you whisper and hustle,

Will you flutter and bustle,

Will you sing out my soft-breathing song?

Oh, green clusters on high,

Will you chatter and sigh,

As I rush right along?

Will you murmur and swish,

Will you rustle and hiss,

Will you sing to the songs of my choice?

Will you be this wind's voice?

Oh, you faded, dead leaves,

Will you fall from your trees,

Will you dance with this breeze?

In pale crowds I can clutch,

Will you stir to my touch?

Oh, you leaves that are shed,

Brown, yellow, and red,

Will you scatter and twirl,

Will you run,