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• ‘first frost’ by Rob Scott

  first frost --
  the kindling takes
  with a hiss

   
• ‘Night Frequencies’ by David McCooey

  The lights in the street
  are gold or white or blue.

  The primitive grass says nothing
  of what’s to come. ...

   
• ‘Values’ by Basil Eliades

  We have velvet theories
  about boys becoming men,
  the mysteries of plumbing ... 

   
• ‘Happiness’ by Chi Vu

  She bought a new car, a
  4WD, and for the first
  time in her life, she
  was still unhappy.

   
• ‘Rapunzel goes exploring’ by Rosanne Bersten

  She’s a delicate rose
  Found in flowery prose
  And I’m not her. ...

   
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• ‘Companion’ by Jackie Hosking

  in death
  she will leave the shape
  of a cat

   

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