Hilda Oakley

Australian author and poet

Archive for March, 2011


   Mar 12

The Lure of the Sea

The crystal sea, hypnotic, water, clear and calm, Waves gently lapping on golden sand, Soft cool breezes, soothing, as a healing balm, A panorama of excellence so grand. Beyond this calm facade, lurk dangers of the deep, Box fish, stingrays and shark, In the shallow water, our children we keep, Watching them play happy as […]

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   Mar 12

Slave of the Waves

She’s an exciting Mistress, windswept, forlorn, Moody, tempting, brooding up a storm, Rolling, tossing spume filled spray, Alluring, enticing you as her prey. Daring you into a challenge of intensity, To conquer the rebellious, turbulent sea, I rushed into the water to defy the odds, My doubts and fears in the lap of the gods. […]

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   Mar 12

Show Me

Show me a piece of this Ancient Land; With features painted by the Master’s hand, Radiant beauty all around, This place is sacred, hallowed ground. To this wide, brown space, a figure’s seen Through many trials she has been, Yet, serving others is her call, Devoted, caring of them all. Turning down the winding track, […]

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   Mar 12

Shimmer

A vision of rare beauty in silken foam, A sensual mermaid bathed alone, Rainbow bubbles floated through the air, Spangles of sunlight sparkled in her hair. A lustrous mirror gilded with gold, Sunbeams shone around her, bright and bold, Rainbow coloured prisms float through the air, Gossamer baubles glow everywhere. Fragrant aromas waft in the […]

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   Mar 12

Rainbows of Happiness

Splashes of colour arched over the trees, Opalescent jewels flow in perfect harmony, Bubbles of colours floated to earth, Swirling and dancing with a soft plop they burst. Miracles happen, for on that day, Fragments of rainbows slipped away, One was seen in a baby’s smile, Another touched the brow of a lonely child. Wafting […]

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