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.



Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Separation

Moments of irritation
impossible now to recall
Annoying habits
once leapt upon
lie buried by absence

Your faces gaze
intensified by distance
brushes against mine
and ignites enthral.

Do you miss me?

Is love most luminous
in memory?
And fervour multiplied
by the miles between?

Is there a match
for the enigma of separation?
Or will we resume
in perfect harmony?

Do you miss me?

Courage falters and
shadows whisper warnings
Flickering images of
hesitation hover

I shudder at your touch
as you lean over
though continents lie between us
and a thousand mornings.

hinings

1 comment:

  1. AnonymousThu Apr 22, 05:14:00 PM

    Out of all the poems I've read, this one stood out to me most of all for some reason.
    If you were the person I was thinking of while reading this piece, I would have answered "yes, I miss you."

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