Here winter's knocking on the door
That's because we are upsidedown
Living down in Australia
Not that winter does us much harm
Apples, blueberries not dear
The heat has now gone from our days
But sun still lingers to please us
Reading books so times not wasted
As the years pinwheel spins around
Chocolate's at hand so I hear
While toasted muffins are a treat
We think a lot about the world
What have we done to cause such harm?
We've asked a lot the reason why
Death peers at us without a fear
Beautiful world it makes us cry
We always thought we knew it all
But question our own lives today?
That thought never comes to mind for
We've been checked by a scrutineer!
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You raise some profound questions - and offer some wonderful images too
ReplyDeleteYou give voice to questions that are perhaps swirling around in everyone's mind, Robin.
ReplyDeleteNow if only there were answers!
DeleteDeep thoughts here - reminds of an old cliche that is still wise today: the more we know, the more we realise we don't know.
ReplyDeleteI love the reminder that, where you are, ‘winter's knocking on the door’ and that you are ‘upside-down’, Robin, and the image of the year as a pinwheel. I haven’t seen many of them around these days, except for the one in my daughter’s garden. Toasted muffins and crumpets are the best treats in autumn and winter, ones my nan used to give us with butter and Marmite – do you eat yours with Vegemite?
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim, I did try Marmite on a muffin once only!
DeleteIt's a funny thing, but (whilst I grew up on vegemite and love it much) vegemite does not belong on crumpets. It is absolutely so, yet there is no rational explanation – any more than there is for the incontrovertible fact that you can abbreviate the place name Wagga Wagga to Wagga, but never Woy Woy to just \Woy. As for Robin, he's been here a long time now, but he did start out as a Pommy – er, I mean, in the UK – so he possibly thinks marmite and vegemite are interchangeable. They're not! My Mum came from Pommie-land too, and tried to give us kids marmite once. We would accept no such substitute.
DeleteI don't eat Bovril anymore although it was always my favorite as a youngster. I am sure that Poms were hesitant about Marmite at first but finally accepted it on a slab of bread especially the kids!
DeleteOur hubris, when it comes to what we think we know about our planet, will leave us without home, health, and food. Here is to hoping we'll learn some lessons out of this.
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope there is plenty of yummy muffins and hot chocolate for you and yours this coming winter.
Beautiful images and thought provoking questions here Robin. Hopefully some lessons learned will be part of our future.
ReplyDeleteSo many questions...I pray we can change the answers on the other side of pandemic
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your start in Australia, celebrating some of the good stuff about being here,. Very pertinent, too, the broadening into larger, global questions which connect us all.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a beautiful world, Robin. From a continent to an acreage, to a windowsill. There is beauty. The questions remain on how and why we belong in it.
ReplyDelete"We always thought we knew it all
ReplyDeleteBut question our own lives today?"
Wise words my friend. Thanks for dropping by my sumie Sunday
Much💛love
I am also enjoying the Autumnal delights of the southern hemisphere.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend in Australia, Bateman's Bay, when he talks about weather it is a refreshing departure of what I experience in Bend Oregon. Love it.
ReplyDeleteA compelling reflective piece … deftly penned.
ReplyDeleteI like the pinwheel image. Such a fine line of crying for beauty or pain.
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