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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Horses and Other Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Warners Bay, Warners Bay - Jewells area, Lake Macquarie area, Central Coast, New South Wales,:Picaro Press , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Horsesi"Other families pulled cars apart", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 1)
Angel of Mercyi"I watch the old men do stately laps at the baths.", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 2)
Love Poemi"There were lovers whose names were like the soft", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 3)
Marriage for Beginnersi"How confident the aisle is, straight from door to altar", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 4)
Morning Love Poemi"Away now from our rocking bed where we clutch love", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 5)
On Ward Seven Westi"There was a shadow-thin Arunta man who jigged from foot", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
House Cats are Dumb Blondesi"House cats are dumb blondes following the champagne trail", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 7)
Still Life with Childreni"These days begin with a dreamy precision.", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 8)
This is a Poem...i"This is a poem written on the long afternoon", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 9)
Ode to My Docsi"As graceful as camels, these shoes,", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 10)
My Treacherous Hearti"You feel so overwritten you're like a palimpsest;", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 11)
Letter to a Dead Friendi"While you were dying I was somewhere else;", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Mending the Dayi"Today we walked to the playground.", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 13)
Macchu Picchui"He had a dream of Macchu Picchu", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 14)
Note: Author note: for Andrew
Instructions on Stonei"Give away the smallest things:", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 15)
What I've Earnedi"This room of filtered air", Catherine Bateson , single work poetry (p. 16)
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