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Protesting immigration
Posted on September 10, 2025 Leave a Comment
Immigration protests in Australia
Thought for the day
Posted on December 29, 2024 Leave a Comment
I heard this utterance From a rarefied height of eloquence A true thing badly expressed is a lie. Instantly I liked it Instantly I wanted to improve the way I expressed things I believe to be true And then reflex gave way to reflection The utterance smacked of elitism A true thing will always be […]
Conspiracy Theories
Posted on December 11, 2023 Leave a Comment
Conspiracy theories wallow in humanity’s darkness Insisting that what appears good is really bad That what appears bad is really even worse When something good in substance Like the Uluru Statement from the Heart (one only had to read it) Is maligned by those seeking a self-serving advantage at its expense When it is smeared […]
Children
Posted on November 1, 2023 Leave a Comment
Children A universal group Indistinguishable By their race By the colour of their skin By the religion The bigotry The hatred The thirst for revenge Of adults Those who show selective compassion for the suffering of children Those whose hearts don’t ache for any child caught in a maelstrom of adult violence Those who consider […]
Say YES
Posted on October 30, 2023 Leave a Comment
It is possible for hearts to connect To cut through the babble of lies and fearmongering To ignore the agenda-driven noise of politicians Nothing of substance Nothing that progressed society Nothing that made life better for everyone Was ever achieved By saying NO when you didn’t know but couldn’t be bothered to find out By […]
Sigiriya
Posted on November 20, 2022 Leave a Comment
Some things you have to see Some things you have to join in their environment To get the full impact of their presence Their domination Their magnetism Their dwarfing of everything around them Unattainable from photograph or film If you haven’t breathed in its presence If you are not engulfed by its domination If you […]
Improvement
Posted on November 11, 2022 Leave a Comment
I’ve said, again and again That there is no point in doing something Unless I want to get better at it I still say it But what it means has changed over time And, I dare say, continues to change The many facets of this thing called improvement Lie in front of me At the […]
Gerry Roberts 
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