Issue 6 2010 - TLS - Victoria University
Issue 6 2010 - TLS - Victoria University
Issue 6 2010 - TLS - Victoria University
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Excalibur<br />
by George Athanasiou<br />
She’s uncomfortable tonight<br />
As she dances in the limelight<br />
The loud man thinks she’s easy<br />
Makes her feel uneasy<br />
And he’s being rather sleazy<br />
So I rush to her side<br />
like the on-coming tide<br />
With my conscience as my guide<br />
And my eyes open wide<br />
But she’s still not aware<br />
The reason that I’m standing there<br />
I exchange a quick glance and a stare<br />
But she doesn’t seem to care<br />
So I bring out Excalibur<br />
For a girl of her calibre<br />
Inside the dragon‘s lair<br />
I smell the stench of dirty air<br />
The smoke plumes are everywhere<br />
And I’m right in there<br />
By her side<br />
With my eyes open wide<br />
And my conscience as my guide<br />
Hopefully she’ll begin to cotton-on<br />
It shouldn’t take that long<br />
As she dances to her favourite song<br />
I wonder do I have the strength to go on<br />
As I throw my body in the way<br />
To protect her from the on-coming foray<br />
Then I remember…<br />
For a girl of her calibre<br />
I carry Excalibur.<br />
George Athanasiou is a Professional Writing<br />
and Editing student at VU. He has two<br />
poetry collections published: An Observer’s<br />
Tales (2005) and Tales of Light and Darkness<br />
(2008).<br />
HAIKU<br />
by Christine Kowal<br />
Yellow willow leaves<br />
Fletched shafts dropped from slack bowstrings<br />
Targeting the grass<br />
Christine Kowal is a teacher and is studying<br />
Professional Writing and Editing at VU.<br />
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