birds passing on the secrets...

Michael Leunig (1995)


sleeping baby holds the key to the universe
unwittingly


teenager holds the key
he thinks
she feels


man seeks the door
woman seeks the garden


old man and old woman
remember
some birds
beyond a door
in a garden
somewhere

remembering nelson mandela...

RIP Nelson Mandela - Marian Kamensky
Kamensky was born in Slovakia but now lives in Austria
- VJM'S Cartoon Movement


no bars
no dry earth
can deny a flower
life

how to get there...

Michael Leunig


go to the end of your path
until you get to your gate

go through your gate

and head towards

your horizon

we must make do with scraps...

POSTSCRIPT


we must make do with scraps


 flakes of sunshine in the rain

shreds of freedom in the sea breeze

crumbs of wisdom in knowledge

Dona Nobis Pacem...

peace is my drug

may it never

run short of supply

may it never

wear off

on the fence post...

Michael Leunig



the old happiness gauge
does not weather with the seasons

it has even been known to glow
in thunderstorms

let it go...

Michael Leunig


let it be
let it be
let it all be weathered

set me free
and I can be

a soul untethered

feed the inner duck...

Michael Leunig



feed the inner duck
not with promises
and luck

and in the molting season 
know the melancholic soul
is just a passing reason for
a brave new role

a herbal remedy for lifeache...

Michael Leunig



stretch out on the patch of grass
feel the touch of the breeze

embrace the sky

connection...

Connection - Marcello Rampazzo


there will come a time
when hello means

goodbye