By Julia Vaughan Heartache Victorian rivers flooding as far as you can see Lodden, Ovens, Broken, Maribyrnong, and Campapse Sandbags fail at the substation Centres open for evacuation Sodden kangaroos, SES rescues at Seven Creeks Victorian rivers flooding as far as you can see Third la Nina in a row, the ground's saturated completely Seething … Continue reading Heartache And Other Poems
Cranberry and Chocolate
By Julia Vaughan Huge biscuits Beige and round Baked at Woolies Daubed red and white Cranberries and choc-chips Dough still soft in the middle Christmas treats Who’s worried about Diabetes or being obese Way too sweet A once-a-year treat Naughty but scrumptious! Julia Vaughan moved to Australia with her husband in 1989. After discovering inspiring … Continue reading Cranberry and Chocolate
Turning Fifty-Seven and Other Poems
By Julia Vaughan Turning Fifty-Seven Acknowledging Judith Wright’s Turning Fifty As I drink my coffee in the early morning sun I taste my fifty-seven years. Pure joy, chaos, terror and fun Girl to woman, so many tears. At 7, walking home from Pembi Dam, all alone, Through a bog, stepping with intent, Choosing grassy clumps, … Continue reading Turning Fifty-Seven and Other Poems
Petticoat in Mafeking and Other Poems
By Julia Vaughan Petticoat in Mafeking Fourteenth of October, Eighteen Ninety Nine Ada wrote to her sister, Emily The great Siege of Mafeking had begun Four children, under twelve, to keep safely Fifty-seven letters detail the horror Dug outs under wagons, surrounded by Sandbags, the new, safe-home in a hollow Ninety-six pound shells, dynamite craters … Continue reading Petticoat in Mafeking and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 