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6.56 am April 25th Anzac day 2024, Melbourne Au

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sunrise
blood red leaves
about to fall

‘On 25 April 1915 Australian soldiers landed at what is now called Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

For the vast majority of the 16,000 Australians and New Zealanders who landed on that day, it was their first experience of combat. By that evening, 2,000 of them had been killed or wounded.

The Gallipoli campaign was a military failure. However, the traits that were shown there – bravery, ingenuity, endurance and mateship – have become enshrined as defining aspects of the Australian character’.

https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/gallipoli-landing#:~:text=On%2025%20April%201915%20Australian,had%20been%20killed%20or%20wounded.

Senryū

Vita’s vital staff

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This verse is inspired by two things: (a) the staff of Cafe Vita, who delivered a Christmas card to me today with my coffee, and (b) Dr Roy’s essay ‘Is love real or a facade’, which explores what happened to love in the midst of the Covid crisis.

cheers brau covid-friends
strangers making all at home
no sign of fear

I’ve used the Scottish word ‘brau’ because it means excellent or wonderful, and can mean brave. Through the Covid lock-downs (which were severe in Melbourne Au) and between them, we supported each other in a gentle and friendly way that continues.