from the editor's desk
‘Australian Idol’ by Pidj Flavell
This poem by Pidj Flavell comes from Westerly 69.2, and we’re thrilled to make it freely available for everyone to read online here on the Editor’s Desk.
Pidj Flavell has yet to learn what ‘too many irons in the fire’ means. She’ll write anything: poetry (Cordite, Westerly), tabletop roleplaying games (Paizo, The Ultimate MicroRPG Book, assorted others as Pidj Sorensen), video games (Om Oh My AI) and more. She has a degree in Computer Science and Psychology.
Australian Idol
The Eucalypt Eucharist occurs once a year, of course.
The 26th of January.
The Holy Spirits, or wine, or beer
flows in abundance.
Little baby Snugglepot beams benevolently across the room
from an apron or something.
Five stars shine above his head
showing the wise the way.
It’s on this very day that new Citizens beam,
having given the correct answer to the following question:
Which of the below is true?
The answer, of course, was A.
Australia is a secular country.
