About George Fripley
I am a writer who enjoys writing humour, satire, poetry and sometimes a bit of philosophy. I live in Perth, Western Australia and occasionally get a poem or article published. It's all good fun! I have two books available for unwary readers, Grudges, Rumours and Drama Queens- The Civil Servant's Manual (This contains all that anybody could ever want to know about why government runs so slowly) and More Gravy Please! - the Politician's Handbook. (available through Amazon). Real name Peter Tapsell...just started off writing under a pseudonym and kept going.
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Over the Horizon
April 7, 2016 Leave a comment
Comatose on a palm-fringed beach of my desert island,
cool currents of contentment swirl around my ankles,
the lazy sunshine of relaxation warms my skin,
boats full of refugees pass within shouting distance.
Every so often one comes ashore to offer rescue,
eyes searching in vain for my shipwrecked craft.
“To go where?” I ask
“To Paradise,” they say.
“I’m happy here.”
“But it’s just over the horizon, we’re almost there.”
Watching them disappear over my horizon,
I can’t help wondering if they’ll ever reach theirs.
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