Enoch William Rudder

A summary of the life of my Great great grandfather

The Two

Of us.

There’s always been the two of us
Since we came together
We’re like two peas in a pod
In fair and rainy…

History

It is handed down.

Documents discovered in a drawer
 After my Dad had died
 Relics of family history…

Brighter than Light

Beyond reproach.

Joy is Jammed

In limbo.

I have that type of feeling
What is left’s not right
Before I sailed freely
Now I feel…

Blue Mountains

Late autumn.

Out west in the upper Blue Mountains
Past Mount Victoria and the Bells Line of road…

Behind

Closed doors.

It was the wall, and that’s not all
Traced the sense of enclosure
Went beyond the physical
The…

Bird

Talk.

Feeding in the morning sun
Chattering on the rail
The king parrot always arrives
Without fail

Nature

On display.

It may be spontaneous
 Or the way I walk
 An easing of the routine
 Or the way we talk.