: About Me

I write about anything bent, weird and funny..started a couple of years ago, since won a couple of local contests..a few statement pieces have been published
Aussie style prose and poetry and the like...
AKA Hotcockle Ent..

If your interested in opals or sculpting drop me an email...

My passion is ...

My family, Opals, helping young males battle thru a womans world.

I know too much about ...

sibling rivalries,lifes little cockups

My parents always told me ...

say what you mean-mean what you say

My childhood ambition ...

marry well,lots of kids,go fishing,dig opals and laugh bucket loads

My favorite memory ...

cutting the cord of all five kids..first glimpse of the little lady

Why I write ...

bodies RS so I'm trying to get the grey matter working.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

the net, twisted humour,Eminem ,Fat Boy Slim,Cake

My first job ...

Apprentice Boilermaker

My best moment ...

Watching my son get married

My inspiration ...

the missus.

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Fire

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Lightning strike brought it to be A spark An ember Now flaming free, Bounding leaping running along conjuring up the demon song. Relentless heat tantalizes the beast Dancing beauty engrossed in the feast Tree sweat, once silent rolls down Now sings and crackles feeding the crown Merciless winds sweep from an inland so dry Shoot a battalion of embers to a paddock of rye An army of flames form a united front Searching for fuel to continue their hunt Hunt they did with relentless speed Consuming the living with unparalleled greed Bearing its teeth of red orange and gold Ensuring its victims n...

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