Nerelie Teese - Writer & Poet

11/16/2025

Another very successful Canungra CampFest in Turning Canungra Pink week.

Congratulations everyone!

10/28/2025

It was so lovely listening to the rain on the roof last night, I could hardly sleep.

And this morning, 37mms in the gauge, bringing my 24 hour total to 67mms.

Looking out over my nice, fresh backyard this morning, I wondered if presenting one of my new poems, written on my recent road trip had any connection with the rain ... No. Probably not.

When you're heading into Goondiwindi from the north, you'll cross Serpentine Lagoon and there's often pelicans on the western side of the bridge. By the time I'd ordered my coffee at the lovely coffee shop just before the centre of town, this was ready to go onto the page - enjoy:

Serpentine Lagoon

The pelicans are gathering at Serpentine Lagoon
signaling the rain could be coming soon

Light rain to lay the dust, and signal to the bank we might not be going bust
The rain we really long for, the rain we really need
The rain to soothe the land, good rain to grow the feed
Good rain to grow the hopes and dreams of the people of this land
Good rain to build the present, to give the future a good hand
Good rain to fill the gullies, dams and the water tanks
Good rain that draws eyes heavenwards as we give our thanks

Oh, we see the pelicans are gathering at Serpentine Lagoon
And we pray they are a signal that good rain is coming soon

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10/26/2025

At this morning's Poet's Breakfast, I was told after the "Bunyip Bend" poem, some audience members expected this little bloke to ask his dad if they could go looking for the bunyip 🥰

My sincere thanks to Turning Canungra Pink organisers, Julie, Chris and countless others, for a casual, enjoyable brekky event where people could join in - you should have heard the crow calls 😂- share favourite or brand-new original poetry, and just have time together to yarn and cement friendships.

What a lovely morning and what a wonderful community event.

Thanks for coming and being part of it, everyone.

10/25/2025

Canungra Campfest's Bush Poets' Breakfast tomorrow morning at 8:00.

Hoping to see you there. And hoping you'll take part in the Bush Poets' Walk-Up to share your original work or your favourite Aussie Bush Poetry with a group of supportive poetry enthusiasts.

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10/25/2025

Had a great Friday morning as guest speaker discussing fiction writing with the Logan Writers' Group at Logan Central Library - a very keen and talented group of writers.

Thanks so much for inviting me to be part of your morning.

Happy writing everyone!

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10/23/2025

We all know I'm a sensitive little soul🤣but if one more millennium woke 'snag' calls me "Darling" when I'm ordering a drink ... I'll recite my latest piece of pi**ed off poetry at him!

And here's a taste of what he'll get ...

“Darling”

I could feel my hackles rising
and my fiery eyes did glow
When I was addressed as “Darling”
by some bloke I do not know

And how did I respond
when it’s a public place I’m in
and I’m addressed as “Darling"?
Well, I’d like to shred his skin

His eyes were not respectful
and his voice was not polite
when he called me “Darling”
but I reined my rage in tight

There's another 6 stanzas (yep, I was on a roll because this was the second time it's happened in just over a month) but, as I said, this is just a taste 😂

And here's the thing, so riled was I that this little ditty was written while waiting to go into QPAC for Pretty Woman. Reckon I've now reached COW-age: Cranky Old Woman age 😂

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