Poets Corner
Imagine you’re in a smoky, underground bar. Wearing your best beatnik outfit and sipping a glass of burgundy. Then read this poem by “Dash” for this week’s Poet’s Corner….

I’ve seen the ads on TV and I’ve read the news in text
How Queensland is beautiful one day and just perfect on the next
With golden sand where palm trees swing and boats do bob and sway
Where you can sit, sipping cocktails, and dream your life away
So I jumped into the car, I thought that’s just the place for me
Sitting with a can of beer beneath a tall palm tree
With my body tanned and thongs upon my little dainty feet
And mangos falling to the ground just there for me to eat
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