A Scent of Frangipani

By Jill Nevile

'I first met Jill Nevile when she was a regular contributor to the monthly meetings of the Gosford Bush Poets, but it was not until I read the collected verses in A Scent of Frangipani that Jill's true skill as a writer became evident. The way she has captured her obvious love of the garden, the beautiful area of Austra

• Language: English
• Publisher: Debbie Lee
• Release date: May 17, 2021
• ISBN: 9781761091063

Jill Nevile

This is Jill Nevile's second published poetry collection, following A Scent of Pines in 2010. She continues to find inspiration in her garden and surroundings on the New South Wales Central Coast as well as in her foreign travels. A number of poems have a Greek theme. Jill's love of animals, particularly dogs, is revealed in much of the poetry, especially in the 'personal' chapter. She also likes to have fun by writing limericks and light-hearted poems. Many of Jill's pieces are traditional rhyming poems, but she also uses free verse to express her thoughts. Her poetry has been published in anthologies, newsheets and journals and she took part in the Poetry Project organised by WEA Sydney. Jill attends a workshop group called Friday Night Poets and she would like to record her appreciation of the suggestions made by other members, all of which have helped to hone her poetic skills.

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A Scent of Frangipani

A Scent of Frangipani

Jill Nevile

Ginninderra Press

A Scent of Frangipani

ISBN 978 1 76109 106 3

Copyright © text Jill Nevile 2021

Front cover photo: Jill Nevile

Back cover photo: Jill with pet dog Bertie, by Liz Kennedy

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First published 2021 by

Ginninderra Press

PO Box 3461 Port Adelaide 5015

www.ginninderrapress.com.au

Contents

Home and Abroad

Personal Poems

The Lighter Side

Acknowledgements

Also by Jill Nevile and published by Ginninderra Press

Thanks to Maddie, Georgy and Bertie

for all the love and laughter

Home and Abroad

Scent of Frangipani

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I need a break, I often say,

Then go outside to spend the day

In the place of my delight –

The garden – such a welcome sight

And there I stay.

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It is so easy to delay

Things that should be done today,

Those letters, poems I should write –

I need a break.

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Roses blossoming in May,

Fragrant frangipani spray,

Velvet petals, creamy white

Keep me there until the night.

Can I tear myself away?

I need a break.

Winter at Ettalong

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After the storm –

Clouds fragment in a sky

The colour of cornflowers.

Sunlight skims the water,

Breezes dry the atmosphere

And ring bells on the boats

That have sheltered in the bay.

Where tides rippled the sand

Seagulls dip for morsels.

People and pets come out