About the competition

In conjunction with the exhibition Love, Loss & Intimacy the NGV invites you to create your own piece of writing exploring notions of love, loss or intimacy, under 500 words. If you're over 18 years of age and a Victorian resident, post your entry on the blog (1 entry per person) for the chance to win a romantic weekend getaway for two at Sofitel Melbourne On Collins and lunch for two at Persimmon.

The judging panel is comprised of three judges: Professor Jennifer Strauss (Editor of the Oxford Anthology of Australian Love Poetry), Penny Modra (Editor of Three Thousand; The Age arts columnist) and Richard Watts (Presenter of SmartArts on TripleR).

Entries accepted until 11 July 2010 and the winner of the competition will be announced and their entry recited on 18 July following on from the 2pm Floor Talk.



Wednesday, April 28, 2010

INTIMATE MOMENT

There is clarity
in the moment
a bubble poised on the lip of life
quivering nascent
hint of the future
in fluidity of the present.

I will not
burst your bubble
with a fragile fingernail touch
a whispers breath

a word of cynicism
shattering the sphere.
It hangs there
perfect prescient
created from moments past
and in a moment
it too will pass:
its shadow staining my heart.

jaz

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