Joanne's
Poetry Page
In
1981 I had my first book of poems, short stories with
illustrations published. Below are two of my favourites from that
book called "Between The Lines".
Hope
you like them!
"THE
SWAGMAN"
A figure
is walking down a long lonely road.
Slowly
he walks, as if he has the whole load of the world,
Now as
he comes closer his appearance takes form
That of
a snail.
Carrying
his house and worldly possessions on his back.
His home
changing every night
He knows
many different places,
Some
with the feeling of emptiness and others the joy of happiness.
His life
is one big travelling tour.
Searching
for a place he will make his home -
Or is he
destined to go forth and wander?
Too
restless to stop and change his life-style now.
©Joanne
Van Den Eynden,1979
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"COUNTRYSIDE"
The open
space of a countryside,
With the
breeze gently blowing through the long grass.
Trees
standing in the freedom of the vast open landscape
Along
with the wild flowers that blend in with the scenery.
All
things growing and living together in harmony.
©Joanne
Van Den Eynden, 1980
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Some
other poems that I have written since then are...
"Blue"
Blue
is a colour that we see every day.
The
sky with that bright ray,
Water
out in the bay.
Blue
can be felt sometime.
A
song with words and rhyme,
One
done in slow time.
Blue
can be cool.
Like
a swimming pool,
Not
like a mule.
Blue
covers most of this earth.
Which
anyone can berth,
And
gain from the worth.
Blue
is peaceful and serene.
The
sash that gleams,
On
Our Lady in white, so clean.
Blue
is all of this to me.
All
that I want it to be,
It
is a shame that the blind can not see.
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©Joanne
Van Den Eynden, 1989
"Being
Busy "
No
need for me to have any money,
I
have plenty of honey,
Each
day I collect pollen,
Which
doesn't come from Holland,
'Cause
I'm an Aussie bee
You
see.
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©Joanne
Van Den Eynden, 1990
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