December 14th 2010
A poem: Reef-Walkers
It's the time of year when we all start to ease into holiday mode and a more reflective state so it seems like a good time to run a little poetry. The following poem we received from Nick Flittner who is living in England these days but clearly has a spare room in his heart for Magnetic.Nick writes: "I lived in Townsville from 1984 to 1995, and on Magnetic Island from 6 months in early 1990. I write poetry and published a book that year called Magnetic Island Reflections. Many of the poems were first published in The Magneto by Charlie McColl.
One of my poems appears in Vandhana's recently published book
Another was part of a memorial to Mary Bright a few years back.
Nick Flittner
Reef Walkers
Reef-walkers
are treading on Creations’ Playground
at low tide.
A brown stain
emerges from the blue sea
drawn out by the white moon
pulling from the black sky.
Crushed coral collapses
under the inquisitive foot
of the knowledge-seeker,
learning to death the
uncovered secrets of
sub-aqueous society.
25.3.1990
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