REDRAFT on 21/11/17
How many waves to wash
away a nation’s guilt, striking
a smiling, forgetful shore?
How long to efface a shame?
How can we work this
out alone?
There is no word coming,
no voice from
the windy coast,
no graven answer eroded
out of rock, no message
on a stone.
Julian O’Dea
Julian O'Dea 
Posted by Roman Lance on November 20, 2017 at 12:49 am
A reference to the differing waves of feminism perhaps, or maybe the different forms of communism encapsulated within the many, ostensibly divergent, “isms” that plague our current cultural milieu?
Posted by Julian O'Dea on November 20, 2017 at 12:54 am
Not really. I was thinking of continental Australia. And maybe the shame of black conquest. Or environmental damage. Or even our recent approval of “gay marriage.”
Posted by Roman Lance on November 20, 2017 at 1:59 am
I forgot you’re in Australia. As an American, I reflexively assumed your concerns and my concerns were identical. A bit elitist of me wasn’t it?
A little more self reflection on my part may be in order.
Posted by Julian O'Dea on November 20, 2017 at 2:05 am
Don’t worry. I wasn’t the least bit offended. It is nice to get any kind of thoughtful reaction.