Tense & Still

By Carolyn Cordon

‘I have known Carolyn Cordon for many years and I’m proud to call her my friend. I have read her stories and watched as her poetry developed. Her poetry journey began in pain and self-examination, yet has continued to grow into joyous maturity. Tense & Still is the culmination of that journey. In Tense & Still

• Language: English
• Publisher: Debbie Lee
• Release date: Sep 9, 2016
• ISBN: 9781760412081

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Tense & Still

Tense & Still

Carolyn Cordon

Ginninderra Press

Contents

Copyright

Dogs & Cats

Birds

Other Critters

Tense & Still

ISBN 978 1 76041 208 1

Copyright © text Carolyn Cordon 2016

Cover photo © okeanaslt

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First published 2016 by

Ginninderra Press

PO Box 3461 Port Adelaide 5015

www.ginninderrapress.com.au

Dogs & Cats

Ananka’s pantoum

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Crouched down low, tense and still

waiting for the perfect time.

She’ll wait there silently until

that perfect moment, so sublime.

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Waiting for the perfect time

to launch herself into the air –

that perfect moment so sublime;

delicious tension, studied stare.

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To launch herself into the air –

with birds about she’s never bored;

delicious tension, studied stare

then the leap that brings reward.

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With birds about she’s never bored,

study, watch, listen, learn,

then the leap that brings reward.

Nothing’s free, you have to earn.

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Study, watch, listen, learn,

apply