Five Short Ones by Maurice McNamara
milk spills in the keyboard
computer
goes to sleep
in our dry country
rain on the roof
sounds like religion
drugs – a slow war
mostly carried out
lying down
in your arms
I wonder why I said that
stupid thing
you drive around
the block
waiting for me
to grow up
Maurice is a dear friend and a big part part of the Melbourne scene. In many ways he is the scene. If you want an insouciant MC with allsorts up his sleeve, ask Maurice. I have heard him stress, though, that he is not an unbreakable funboy. There is an ongoing discussion in Melbers about what is a haiku. This has often been sidestepped by dubbing a certain sort of work rooku. I would pick Maurice is an exponent of rooku, although he sometimes calls them short ones. As they are short I have posted five. It's hardly worth clicking on a blog for just the one. Though sometimes it might be.
Maurice McNamara lives in Melbourne. His book, Half-Hour Country was published by Small Change Press in 2009. 'Half history teacher, half Warhol, touch of Antique Roadshow. '
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