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Francis Cooper - Mac

Member since April 17, 2020

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Immigrant

Posted Nov 30, 2024 · 35 lines · 2 critiques

Have you ever thought out loud,
Or had an earnest inner conversation with the self of one
By asking where do I come from?
And where do I really fit in
Into this grander scheme of things in life
‘twas I blessed or passed over?
To inherit the genes of heroes, conquerors,
And climbers of unscalable peaks,
Or was my lineage of something else,
A prisoner condemned for one’s beliefs,
Or a slave in ankle shackles
To a pompous, cruel master.

What is more, why did my family
make it all this way here

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After traveling for many, many days onboard
A wooden four-masted sailing boat
And with the great skill of the master
It was he who conquered the roaring forties,
To make it all the way
And at the end of the day
My family did indeed come from another motherland
Which lay way beyond a far-distance horizon
And with them, they brought sought-after skills
To a country that needed them the most.

So I have in earnest thought as I write this prose
This is my history,
My story,
My ancestry,
I know exactly where I belong,
And from somewhere else I’ve come from,
For I am the child,
The daughter,
The son,
The grandchild,
I am now an immigrant to Terra Australis.

Francis Cooper - Mac’s timeline

April 2025
17 Thu

Anniversary
5 years of membership
December 2024
02 Mon

Received a critique
on Immigrant from @Lavender
"Hello, Francis, I've read this several times and want to come back to it after your response to a question I'd like to ask: the final line: is it meant to read, "...an immigrant 'to' Terra Australis?" The to/from perspe…"
November 2024
30 Sat

Posted a poem
Immigrant
"Have you ever thought out loud,"
Open thread 35 lines
January 2024
26 Fri

Received a critique
on The Knock on the Door from @Lavender
"Hello, Francis, So well written - I felt as if I was in the same room, listening to the narrator tell us all about this heartbreaking story. Lovely detail to the town and the land. Very nicely done. Thank you, Lavender"
26 Fri

Received a critique
on I AM from @Leslie
"I got it, good job and listen to Simon. We all must learn not to take things personally."
26 Fri

Posted a poem
The Knock on the Door
"THE KNOCK ON THE DOOR"
Open thread 31 lines
April 2021
17 Sat

Anniversary
One year of membership
April 2020
24 Fri

Received a critique
on EMPTY CUP from @Gracy
"Hello Francis, I'm also quite new here. A great assortment of poets from all over the world. Original idea to write about a cup and mugs, etc. Do bring on more! Enjoyed."
24 Fri

Received a critique
on EMPTY CUP from @Lavender
"Hello, Francis, I am brand new here and came upon your lovely poem. In years past, I have had favorite cups / mugs that I've chosen over all the others in the cupboard. Soon, another "favorite" would enter my life, leav…"
23 Thu

Received a critique
on EMPTY CUP from @Obadiah Grey
"Mark makes an astute comment, in that writing outside of what "you" are feeling, what "you" think, in fact anything about "YOU". Is a quantum leap in the nuances of poetry. methinks. Obi."
23 Thu

Received a critique
on EMPTY CUP from @Obadiah Grey
"Thats it !!! I will never again mistreat a cup !! you have converted this mug. Lovely playful piece, Francis. muchly enjoyable. Obi."
23 Thu

Posted a poem
EMPTY CUP
"Oh! Empty cup!"
Open thread 33 lines
18 Sat

Received a critique
on I AM from @Simon
"Sometimes we write I a hurry and some of these little mistakes happens, well fulfillment is all we writers ever think of. Nice one"
17 Fri

First publication
I AM
17 Fri

Posted a poem
I AM
"I am messenger,"
Open thread 19 lines
17 Fri

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About Me

About me

I began to write back in 1995 when I had a serious health issue with a mental health breakdown and from spending considerable time in hospital and with plenty of time on my hands and many thoughts running around inside my head, I started to put those thoughts down on paper. From there I have progressed to having self-published a couple of books of my work.

Location: QLD

Favorite Poets

Flo Hart was a great Australian poet in her time and it is from Flo's influence that I first started to write poetry.

Recent Work

Immigrant

Posted: 30 November, 2024

The Knock on the Door

Posted: 26 January, 2024

EMPTY CUP

Posted: 23 April, 2020

I AM

Posted: 17 April, 2020

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