2011 is open
The Journey
by Philip Mead
although the road is lengthening, there is need for sanctuary
although there is need for sanctuary, the book is opening
although the book is open, history is hard to remember
although history is hard to remember, this fiction is durable
although this fiction is durable, our dreams are freighted with dreams
although our sleep is abstract, the map is in the brain
although the map is there, the journey is darkening around us
- as read in The Moment Made Marvellous: A Celebration of UQP Poetry
edited by Thomas Shapcott