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Poetry

As This Time Comes to an End

By

Punkin

Punkin writes from a prison in VIC.

Jon Flobrant via Unsplash

As this time comes to an end

I wonder which way the next will bend

The earth and moon will do their thing

I’ll embrace everything

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Sit in the sun to relax and renew

Never in a church on a pew

Have a beer by the river

And look after my liver

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Swing in the wind to hear my calling

I love it when it’s roaring

Listen to the leaves blowing around

You know, that rustling sound

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Dance in the rain

To wash my pain

Frolic in the snow

Like no one you know

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Watch the plants come back alive

And see the animals thrive

Once more we go round the sun

C’mon let’s have some fun

This
piece
was originally printed in the
June 2026
edition of About Time.
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