JIM AUBREY - POETRY
This poem was first performed in Cafe Maldon on 19 July 2002, using a personalized form of
Tai Chi to dramatize the performance and the textual imagery.
I have no intention of inundating you with reams of verse on this site. The occasional poem
from my archive will appear on this page. I retired from performing after a short USA tour in
2003 with a retirement gig in Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens used for raising significant support
for the freedom struggles in Tibet and West Papua, and for an orphanage in East Timor.
Poetry, as well as any of the art mediums, is a very useful therapeutic tool. It certainly helped
me over the years. In this regard, far more important to do it than to waste time not doing it.
Create!
Grass in Green Meadow
Chinese eat dog.
Japanese eat whale.
Les Français eat snail.
Some fellas eat grub.
Africans eat wildebeest.
Latinoamericanos eat testicles of bull.
Cowboys and Indians eat bison.
Other fellas eat kangaroo.
Dog eat lazy dog.
Whale eat sea plankton.
Snail eat plant.
Grub eat leaf.
Wildebeest eat grass.
Bull eat grass.
Bison eat grass.
Kangaroo eat grass.
Lazy dog eat no one.
Sea plankton eat no one.
Leaf eat no one.
Plant eat no one.
Grass in green meadow softens
with gentle whisper of breeze
and tears of Tibetan monks.
This poem was first performed in Cafe Maldon on
19 July 2002, using a personalized form of Tai Chi to
dramatize the performance and the textual imagery.
I have no intention of inundating you with reams of
verse on this site. The occasional poem from my
archive will appear on this page. I retired from
performing after a short USA tour in 2003 with a
retirement gig in Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens used
for raising significant support for the freedom
struggles in Tibet and West Papua, and for an
orphanage in East Timor.
Poetry, as well as any of the art mediums, is a very
useful therapeutic tool. It certainly helped me over the
years. In this regard, far more important to do it than
to waste time not doing it. Create!
Grass in Green Meadow
Chinese eat dog.
Japanese eat whale.
Les Français eat snail.
Some fellas eat grub.
Africans eat wildebeest.
Latinoamericanos eat testicles
of bull.
Cowboys and Indians eat bison.
Other fellas eat kangaroo.
Dog eat lazy dog.
Whale eat sea plankton.
Snail eat plant.
Grub eat leaf.
Wildebeest eat grass.
Bull eat grass.
Bison eat grass.
Kangaroo eat grass.
Lazy dog eat no one.
Sea plankton eat no one.
Leaf eat no one.
Plant eat no one.
Grass in green meadow softens
with gentle whisper of breeze
and tears of Tibetan monks.
JIM AUBREY - POETRY