His poems give us all perceptive eyes
to view his flowered mountain slopes and roads,
the sea of mysteries and memories.
His life is naught but love, undying ties
all written on and from his heart, and codes
of loyalty and love in families.
He looks toward the sun's expected rise,
forgetting yesterday's unbalanced loads
for eucalypt and lillypilly trees.
He finds a way to praise, always his ayes
outnumber any nays - he does not goad.
He shows the higher good, but if you please.
In normal course we do not lionize
this gentle poet of Australian odes,
nor praise the sharing of his expertise.
The clouds deliver rains of faith and praise
to water hope despite our numbered days.
Author notes
For Ron Wiseman, poet, mentor and friend
his motto: The Night-watch is long but the Day is breaking!
In a list
- Birthday Roasts and Toasts Post group list • next in list
A contest entry
- Tribute to Ron Wiseman, known here as Lyndon. by ecrivain01.
2000 points, ended May 1, 2008, 21 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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He must be a great teacher; sounds like he uses encouragement. That's the best way.
Nice write.
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Thank you for your comment and applause. You are right!
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Awwww! Margaret, I love reading Ron's works. I was told recently that the reader does not care a whit about the writer, only what they can realate to in the lines that makes it about themselves, but this is not true, and Ron takes me inside the magic of his mind and heart every time I have the privilege to read something of his. The love radiates in his "sea of mysteries and memories." Yours, too, my friend.
I'm intrigued by your line "for eucalypt and lillypilly trees," great alliteration and my curiosity is piqued. (?) LOL The last two lines make me misty for the truth so gently put.
It is quite possible to come to cherish a writer we meet only through their writing. Ron and Margaret, you are living proof!
's ~K 
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Thank you sweet Karen! Ron is also a botanist, and his writing includes the native plants in Australia. He did not tell me that lillypilly fruit is edible:
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/bushfood/lillypilly.htm
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Ah Margaret ...
the beauty of this tribute, and the gentle soul it has been written for, and the sensitive heart from which it was poured, brought tears to my eyes ...
What a wonderful way to start a new day. Thank you, Love!
Myra
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Thank you dear Myra. We are blessed to have Ron here; he is making the most of his time and opportunities.
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Dear Margaret
Friend indeed.
And you have written beautifully in assonantal and full rhymes. Terry said well what I acknowledge regarding the poem's beauty. You are right: the last thing most of us wish for is to be lionised apart from say Byron and look what happened to him.
I will copy and keep these not out of vanity but rather through cherishing them.
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Lady Lamb said that Byron was "mad, bad, and dangerous to know." Glory-seeking contains seeds of destruction.
In contrast, a helping hand is always appreciated. I'm happy that you like this poem.
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Oh dear
I mean, remember when the film came out ... not when you were born!
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Incidentally,
did you see the film, "Lady Caroline Lamb"? Or was that before you were born. I cannot remember.
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I did not see the film, it came out in 1973. I think it didn't come to my town! I just checked, it was a commercial failure and the director gave up film-making.
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Very nice ...
but shouldn't it be "eucalyptus"? I've never seen that form before.
Anyway, it's a good poem and I'm sure Ron will like it when he is able to read it.
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Thank you
I'm happy you like this poem.
Australia is a wonderful and different place. Ron and I discussed "eucalypt", since people are always correcting him, and I did not. In short, Eucalyptus is the Latin name of a particular genus of trees, eucalypt is the common name of a group of genera, exactly as Pinus is to pine. http://www.users.on.net/~dean.nicolle/Desktop.html
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My my, such poetic precision here!...and I thought you were using poetic license.
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I love precise words. Thanks for your comment.
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Beautiful in both form and thought, this is a very fitting tribute, Margaret, for a very deserving man.
His tireless work on our behalf will be as legendary as it is certainly appreciated today.
Terry
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Thank you Terry. There are many people whose work is unnoticed in the daily round, but their efforts add up to a great contribution - yours included.
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