Pacific traits
You know the sea is
over the hollow tops
of worn volcanoes
over the hollow tops
of worn volcanoes
darkening the distance
and you know it's hours
before you'll be under
a cocktail umbrella dipping
and you know it's hours
before you'll be under
a cocktail umbrella dipping
a tongue into a gin sling
And while we're in the land
of cane prosperity
palms and white slats
give a colonial clue
to a slave trade past
& on a foreign archipelago
pretty girls are groomed
to practise dark arts
And while we're in the land
of cane prosperity
palms and white slats
give a colonial clue
to a slave trade past
& on a foreign archipelago
pretty girls are groomed
to practise dark arts
Out there somewhere
a giant turtle bumps
a cruise ship heading for
Happy Hour
a giant turtle bumps
a cruise ship heading for
Happy Hour
- Julie Maclean 2015
Julie’s third collection, ‘Kiss of the Viking’ was published by Poetry Salzburg in 2014. Poetry appears in international journals including Poetry (Chicago) and The Best Australian Poetry (UQP). Blog: www.juliemacleanwriter.com
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