i    m       i      t      c         t      f         t         t               i      c     o
n    y       n     h       r        o      a        h         h                    o     f
                      e       a               l         e          e            w      u
w   b      S              c         s       l                                 o       l     y
i     r       i       f       k        p      i        l        f              n       d     o
n    e       b      r       i        e       n       o       a              d             u
t     a       e       e      g       a      g        c        l              e       i     r
e    t        r       e               k                 a        l              r
r     h      i        z      f               a          l         i                    c      n
              a         i      o       i      s          s        n             i      o      a
w   f                 n      r       n                          g             f     m      m
h    o       w       g                      f          c                            e         e
e     r       h               m       t       r          a       o          w
n    m      e        e      i        h      o           l       f           e     t          b
      s        n        a     l        i       z            l                         o         y
i                         r     e       s       e                    t          l
      a         i        t      s                n          t        h         i       l          i
s               t        h               c                  h       e         v     e           t
a    b                           a       l      m          i                  e      a         s
y    u        i         i       r        i       i          s        s         d     r
      b        s         s      o       m     s                  t                 n           t
      b                          u        a       t                  a         t                   i
y    l          m       h      n        t                        r           h    t             n
o    e          i         e      d       e       o               s          e    h              k
u                n        a                          n                         r    e                l
r     o          u         r                b                                  e                       i
      f            s        d                r       g                                s               n
                                               e       l                                o            g
n     m         f                           a        a                                u
a      i         o                             t         s                               n           o
m     s         r                             h        s                              d             n
e       t         t                                         y
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                    f                              n       r                                          e
                    o                               d       o
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                                                       n        n
                     w                               s        d
                      e                              e
                      e                             s
                       k               
                        s

 

 

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Allis Hamilton

Allis Hamilton is an artist, musician, and teller of folk tales. She collects memories and discarded nests. She is a joint convener of ‘PoetiCas’, Castlemaine’s Poetry Readings. Her poems are published in Australia, England and Ireland.

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