The poetry of Barbara Binland is a joy to read and will make you smile with the truth and humour of her words. Her gently rhyming verse is both uplifting and funny; while you may cry at the Tribute to Grandpa, and sigh at the beauty of Ballad of the Dolphin, the mirth of Grey Liberation Day will have you chortling. Read it to yourself, read it to a friend, read to a suggested tune, read some to your children even. Grey Liberation Day is poetry for every Australian over fifty, and some of you young 'uns as well
Read on, for a laugh, or a chance notion, love stories and more.
When you read "Grey Liberation Day," you might grow old disgracefully, or not
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"Poetry does not merely soothe the savage beast. It enchants, and even makes us think "
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"So, appeared to be a normal day,
On the grass, after class, at U3A,
A love-in among the greys,
It was grey liberation day "
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"Note well, all you New Year's mad hatters,
It's the future that really matters,
With all your joyous bevies and beers,
Blazing fireworks and raucous cheers,
What does really matter?"