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Donald Rowley
Donald Rowley
(10.10.33 / Cape Town, South Africa)
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Donald Rowley Poems
- Bush Lay The protea Is not the most Satisfactory bush To ...
- I Court You With Quinces I court you with quinces, Peach ...
- In Venice A breeze and the creak and splash of oars Under ...
I lived in London in the fabulous 1960's having gone there to write the great South African novel which I never got around to. Took a London taxi on the Continent for two and a half months. Hitchhiked, climbed Snowdon, committed all the usual follies. Emigrated to Australia for ten pounds. Married, had a daughter, acquired an MA in English Literature, a MLitt in Creative Writing and a DipLib. ... more »
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I Court You With Quinces
I court you with quinces,
Peach blossom and spices,
Tea bags and coffee bags,
Green salads and moly.
I court you with apples,
With sherbet and daphne;
A nocturne by Chopin,
A film by Fellini.
I court you with textiles
And bowls of patchouli,
With scent of verbena,
With lapis lazuli.
I court you with touches.
You laugh at my antics.
I breakfast on muesli
You breakfast on quinces.
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