Five Gnomes From November

by Geoffrey Prince

1

in our garden 
of adolescence
the world was thick
with discovery;

now

upon our bed 
of senescence
the world seems sick
with invention.


2

Madonna 
And twins -
Our vision
Returns...

After

Singular 
Pains
Our rebirth 
Earns


3

The Poet’s
Garden
Draws me
Gently in

A

Perfect
Space
For light
To begin

4

A song
Of joy
Reminds
My kin

Of

The struggle
Of passion
I embroil
Myself in


5

a poor mind
blames
the reck
of the brain

while

a pure mind
does
not seek
to be sane

Biography
Geoff Prince has published several books of poetry and has taught creative writing at TAFE and to sufferers of mental illness. He has been active in writers’ groups in Victoria, and has performed in Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. He lives with wife Chae and two dogs at Venus Bay in South Gippsland.