Poems: Convergence & Point of View
In this week’s Poet’s Corner contributions, Kim Geraty looks at different perspectives.
Convergence
Traditional elements, mixed in with new
a fresh perspective, born from two
opposite worlds, they did collide
but it doesn’t mean one has to have died.
Point of View
The bat he hangs upside down
to him your smile looks a frown
to him this view is nothing new
it’s just the way he’s always seen you
to me something unusual is what I see
he’s upside down, the opposite to me
though to me this view is also nothing new
it’s just the way I’ve always seen this view
polar opposite, our perspectives are
but it’s not our view, that seems bizarre
so I left him in his upside down world
and he left me in mine
then we both went on to eat some fruit
and have a happy time.
Kim Geraty lives in Brisbane. A double science degree graduate from the University of Queensland, she has written short stories and poetry since a young age, and saw her first published poem featured on the cover of her high school bulletin. Also published in the poetry magazine The Mozzie, she enjoys a broad range of poetic topics and styles, including rhyme, and received a second placing in Sydney’s City of Ryde Eisteddfod for her prose-reading-performance from Jane Eyre. She enjoys poi spinning, graphic, fashion and web design, and as well as the arts has strong interests in technology, innovation, philosophy and astronomy. An animal lover, and serial innovator with entrepreneurial aspirations in social enterprise, she has “always wanted to make a difference”. An Instagram page sharing some of Kim’s short-form poetry is at @kimgeratypoetry.
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