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    Bridge of Words
    Bridge of Words
    Bridge of Words
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    Bridge of Words

    By Thérèse Corfiatis and Britta Stenberg

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    Two women. Two poets. Two countries. One man. Thérèse Corfiatis lives in Ulverstone, Tasmania; Britta Stenberg lives in Rentjärn, Sweden - two women joined in friendship by Tom Langston, who introduced them to each other long distance, during a trip to Sweden. This collaboration is a tribute to his memory. This evocative collection written

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDebbie Lee
    Release dateAug 16, 2022
    ISBN9781761093630
    Bridge of Words
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    Thérèse Corfiatis

    Thérèse Corfiatis lives in Ulverstone, on Tasmania's beautiful north-west coast, where her deep love of landscape has inspired many of the poems in this collection. She was born in Hobart and has lived in Adelaide.

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      Bridge of Words - Thérèse Corfiatis

      Bridge of Words

      BRIDGE OF WORDS

      THÉRÈSE CORFIATIS

      BRITTA STENBERG

      Ginninderra Press

      Bridge of Words

      ISBN 978 1 76109 363 0

      Copyright © Thérèse Corfiatis and Britta Stenberg 2022

      Cover image: original art by Britta Stenberg

      All rights reserved. No part of this ebook may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Requests for permission should be sent to the publisher at the address below.

      First published 2022 by

      Ginninderra Press

      PO Box 3461 Port Adelaide 5015

      www.ginninderrapress.com.au

      CONTENTS

      Bridge of Words

      For Dr Thomas William (Tom) Langston OAM

      16/4/1950–14/4/2020

      Choirmaster, teacher, musician who devoted his life to music and the community. He believed music to be vital in developing social capital and strengthening connections.

      In Tom’s words, ‘I didn’t choose music, music chose me.’

      BRIDGE OF WORDS

      Unaffected

      As a stone in the middle of a stream

      I listen to the world

      above my head –

      birds sing unaffected

      Britta Stenberg

      The Tiniest Moment

      Under my shoe, gravel rattles

      as thought

      blending with light and vulnerability

      awaits tomorrow

      Britta Stenberg

      Music of Water: Sweden

      In the silence

      ice slowly melts

      dripping

      breaking apart

      while the river

      prepares its song

      Newborn freedom

      accompanies singing birds

      the river’s symphony

      a free spirit

      untouched by human hands

      Bass notes vibrate

      until the ground trembles

      this force pours out its power

      navigating cliffs and rocks

      life streaming

      within the river’s symphony

      Britta Stenberg

      Music of Water: Tasmania

      Heard high upon the hill

      music of water

      drifts up from the ocean

      a

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