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Wild Whispers Vol 1, Issue 2 by Colleen Keating

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I am very excited to be published in the latest edition of Wild Whispers.

Vol 1 Issue 2.

Thank you to Tim Parkin, editor for Wild Whispers for his dedication to poetry.

Wild Whispers Vol 1, Issue 2  October 2025

delusions of grandeur

the ibis, tagged D44, rummages for crumbs
under our table, then walks off
with head high, with a sense self importance
thinking it’s in a place that calls it sacred

COLLEEN KEATING 

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Your Poem Has Been Selected!

Hi Colleen,

Thank you so much for your recent submission! We’re delighted to let you know that your

following poem has been selected for Wild Whispers Poetry Magazine – Volume 1, Issue 2,

which will be published online in late October in our format.

delusions of grandeur

the ibis, tagged D44, rummages for crumbs

under our table, then walks off

with head high, with a sense self importance

thinking it’s in a place that calls it sacred

COLLEEN KEATING

We’re truly grateful to everyone who contributed to this issue – thank you for being part of it.

Warmest wishes,
The Wild Whispers Team

https://www.wildwhisperspoetrymagazine.com/

Selector: Tim Parkin
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(Wild Whispers Poetry Magazine Issue 1, Volume 2 
In honour of  Lyn Marie  11th April, 2025.
Please pray for her soul and for the souls of women killed in family violence situations.)

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Excited for Pip Griffin  to have her gorgeous haiku published in the first magazine earlier in the year.

Wild Whispers    Issue 1:1 April, 2025

eucalyptus trunks
shed ochre epistles
in the botanic gardens

Pip Griffin

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Some of my other 5  liner poems
shared umbrella   free verse     18 words
so much is gained
by a shared umbrella
with  synchronicity of gait
besides the intimacy
of leaning in
Colleen Keating Sydney, Australia
delusions of grandeur      free verse      28 words
the ibis, tagged D44, rummages for crumbs
under our table, then walks off
with head high, with a sense self importance
thinking it’s in a place that calls it sacred
Colleen Keating Sydney, Australia
mango               free verse    22 words
is a warm, yellow heart
with fragrance of a summer’s day
its smooth curved skin holding in
juicy flesh , bursting
with sunshine.
Colleen Keating Sydney, Australia
after William Carlos  Williams    free verse  16 words
so much depends upon
buttermilk  weed
the yellow monarch alights
in the sun-drenched field
Colleen Keating, Sydney , Australia
tanka
a lone seagull
on a busy city street
far from the harbour
sometimes I wish I had wings
to find my way home
Colleen Keating Sydney, Australia
tanka 
an empty sky
where the blue gum stood –
returning birds
perch on a brick wall
chirping incessantly
Colleen Keating Sydney. Australia
Colleen Keating is an award-winning Sydney, Australian poet.
Her poetry is published in journals and she has seven books of poetry.
She is the winner of the Phillipa Holland Poetry prize 2024.
 and Runner-up in the 2025 Ros Spencer WA Poetry Award.