tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210245742009-02-21T19:50:29.138+11:00Occasional poems constructed entirely from headlines found in newspapers from Melbourne, Australiaheadlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1152604402422702122006-07-11T17:52:00.000+10:002006-07-11T17:53:22.636+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Mum may have gambled…</strong><br />you broke your word<br />accused flees to a party<br />back to the moon<br />closer but angrier<br />hard to stomach<br />losing weight beats taking pills<br />not-so-fat lady ready to sing<br />mother has heavy duty<br />bright and beautiful<br />friendly face wins<br /><br /><br /><em>Herald Sun 11/07/06<br />[7, 1, 11, 13, 7, 22, 13, 33, 14, 10, 14]</em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-115260440242270212?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1152086035017091592006-07-05T17:52:00.000+10:002006-07-05T17:53:55.286+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Don’t do dosh on road-cross dash</strong><br />rogue traders jailed<br />fans in a state of excitement<br />hip-hop off to jail<br />cellmate accused in lover’s death<br />more sex an older wives’ tale?<br />dead lucky by any other name tag<br />if you spray, you pay<br />I’m glad I was caught<br />I wanted to flee<br />‘bulldoze them all’<br /><br /><em><br />Herald Sun 05.07.06<br />[7, 5, 5, 19, 11, 7, 17, 3, 12, 1, 17]<br /><br /> </em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-115208603501709159?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1149754505176379382006-06-08T18:10:00.000+10:002006-06-08T18:15:05.243+10:00<div align="center"><br />If this web is at all worthwhile<br />It extends beyond the worldwide<br />so I can hand this message to you<br />and just before you grasp it<br />I'll pull it back and smile<br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114975450517637938?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1149754230744398682006-06-08T18:06:00.000+10:002006-06-08T18:10:43.743+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Aussie super heart</strong><br />bloody great effort<br />rebuilding a broken heart<br />organ growth gives hope<br />giving us a new heart<br />elephants on hold<br />swan lake love-hearts<br />turtles in the soup<br />bizarre twist to exhumation<br />elderly at risk<br />neurotic or a grump? Ah, a smoker<br /><br /><br /><em>Herald Sun 08.06.06<br />[1, 22, 4, 4, 18, 12, 5, 18, 2, 18, 11]</em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114975423074439868?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1149232772316369932006-06-02T17:18:00.000+10:002006-06-02T17:19:33.023+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Catch me if you can</strong><br />lads left in a spin<br />caught at 205 km/h<br />pink diamonds gone<br />thief’s lack of heart<br />while the cat’s away…<br />bandicoot count<br />a few dollars more<br />no laws fit for suspects<br />prison for cat call<br />au revoir, kitty<br /><br /><em><br />Herald Sun 02.06.06<br />[1, 5, 9, 7, 9, 19, 7, 2, 26, 30, 2]<br /><br /> </em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114923277231636993?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1148027681330954982006-05-19T18:33:00.000+10:002006-05-19T18:34:41.696+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Fawlty defence</strong><br />how drug lord fled<br />shark empire battle<br />mystery behind sinking<br />sunken treasure mission<br />praise for thief chase<br />police files fiasco<br />fight fans go berserk<br />badgered for a bill<br />chart split rocks pop<br />punching for prodigal pets<br /><br /><br /><em>Herald Sun 19.05.06<br />[22, 1, 1, 40, 38, 19, 14, 3, 17, 4, 31]<br /> </em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114802768133095498?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1147783920463288372006-05-16T22:51:00.000+10:002006-05-16T22:52:00.550+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Crisis fix or fizzer?<br /></strong>TV hosts out of trouble but…<br />bongs may take a hit<br />I say, Harry, spiffing titfer<br />sue threat over bodgy choppers<br />who’s been up late?<br />death by heartbreak<br />dead men can tell tales<br />keep them in jail<br />don’t tell them you live out there<br />trapped in big smoke<br /><br /><br /><em>Herald Sun 16.05.06<br />[7, 2, 13, 11, 13, 7, 5, 18, 19, 19, 11]<br /> </em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114778392046328837?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1147783860993941212006-05-16T22:49:00.000+10:002006-05-16T22:51:15.936+10:00<div align="center"><strong>All eyes on that groin</strong><br />a life of sex, drugs & cooking<br />a death, a movie and another killing<br />it’s on the card: your life, that is<br />52 dead in attacks<br />alligators take two women<br />women who do it all live a loved life<br />simplicity the ultimate in sophistication<br />reactor back on<br />thoughts of a nation rest on a man’s groin<br />please explain<br /><br /><br /><em>The Age 16.05.06<br />[1, 1, 5, 13, 11, 9, 8, 15, 10, 3, 3]<br /><br /></em> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114778386099394121?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1147652968200730192006-05-15T10:28:00.000+10:002006-05-15T10:29:38.016+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Givers and the takers</strong><br />Aussies prefer sex on the run<br />bring it on, Johnny<br />sock it to me, baby<br />crack at the big time<br />shooting up on speed<br />one-in-three Aussies feeling the pressure<br />guard your drinks, girls<br />breathing too easily<br />playing it safe<br /> ‘I thought they were going to give me a medal’<br /><br /><em><br />Herald Sun 15.05.06<br />[19, 2, 8, 11, 8, 19, 15, 7, 18, 18, 11]<br /><br /><br /></em><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114765296820073019?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1147250020973990492006-05-10T18:33:00.000+10:002006-05-10T18:33:41.066+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Drama with an amazing climax</strong><br />forget middle Australia, it’s the rich who get the most<br />sex on the brain: it’s in the nose<br />sexy at 75? You bet<br />father of 1000, out of spite<br />creating a past that is fiction<br />channel seven stars in court for naming child<br />court says life is not a sentence<br />protesters won’t leave park until demands met<br />a dead letter, but shrewdly timed<br />help arrived from all across the country<br /><br /><br /><em>The Age 10.05.06<br />[23, 19, 16, 17, 17, 20, 12, 10, 13, 15, 2]<br /><br /></em><br /><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114725002097399049?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1147249973777047402006-05-10T18:32:00.000+10:002006-05-10T18:32:54.130+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Give us a tip</strong><br />blitz on bird flu<br />diabled unable to sue<br />cash for a sporting chance<br />pay for the pitter-patter<br />drinking orgy worries expert<br />cheers Australia<br />mystery solved<br />breathless stunt fails<br />end of a nightmare<br />we’ll take more care<br /><br /><br /><em>Herald Sun 10.05.06<br />[26, 2, 25, 3, 2, 23, 1, 32, 33, 4, 3]<br /> </em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114724997377704740?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1147083366295338432006-05-08T20:15:00.000+10:002006-05-08T20:16:06.826+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Here we go again for charity</strong><br />steak better than toast, says new research<br />chosen to fight for seat<br />red meat back on menu<br />harder than concrete<br />hard rock slows progress<br />nature’s last test of will<br />you must speak English<br />you’ve survived the coldest day<br />died with his boots on<br />grief won’t stop salute<br /><br /><em><br />Herald Sun 08.05.06<br />[10, 23, 8, 23, 2, 2, 18, 15, 8, 4, 6]</em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114708336629533843?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1146553509248486222006-05-02T17:04:00.000+10:002006-05-02T17:05:09.486+10:00<div align="center"><strong>The losing of wisdom<br /></strong>body to return in days<br />virgin’s promise<br />working on a boom<br />long way from rescue<br />don’t mean to pry, mate<br />wonder or miracle?<br />answer to prayers<br />street party goes through the night<br />u-turn on speed<br />miracle in the mine<br /><br /><br />Herald Sun 02.05.06<br />[12, 9, 11, 2, 2, 12, 19, 6, 6, 2, 1]</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114655350924848622?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1146092114460141702006-04-27T08:54:00.000+10:002006-04-27T08:55:14.756+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Unknown and on display</strong><br />an errant child no longer a ‘bad’ one<br />no living link, no less passion<br />warrior values still needed against evil<br />brainy model at the height of fashion<br />spaceport dream falls to earth<br />teenager juggles performing passions<br />teen author liked idol’s books so much she copied them<br />my, my, how could you resist?<br />terrorist married to carry out strike<br />here’s cheers to the toughest sideline a girl can have<br /><br /><br /><em>The Australian 26.04.06<br />[13, 3, 1, 5, 3, 7, 7, 10, 12, 9, 13] </em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114609211446014170?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1145927914243017122006-04-25T11:18:00.000+10:002006-04-25T11:18:34.770+10:00<div align="center"><strong>How to lick your foe</strong><br />ghosts walk to honour old debt<br />new life in old clothes<br />from veils to scarfs<br />jump, then a thump<br />‘worse than Tracy’<br />lock up your windows…<br />I’m a parent tired of your advice<br />baby and I alone<br />1700 incidents… but ‘nothing serious’<br />last words from a happy soldier<br /><br /><br /><em>Herald Sun 25.04.06<br />[4, 7, 5, 11, 15, 6, 11, 18, 19, 15, 5]</em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114592791424301712?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1145927871791195212006-04-25T11:17:00.000+10:002006-04-25T11:17:52.146+10:00<div align="center"><strong>sorting tsars from stars</strong><br />in the name of the fathers<br />sowing the seeds for a new lone pine<br />challenge over fruit<br />like trying to catch fog<br />this is no day for posturing<br />a noble brand of frenetic humour<br />to confound and delight<br />farmers ask for alternative to petrol<br />wallaby milk packs an unexpected wallop<br />‘back to lying in front of bulldozers’<br /><br /><em><br />The Age 25.04.06<br />[19, 1, 2, 2, 14, 13, 15, 14, 6, 12, 5]</em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114592787179119521?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1145857039775834862006-04-24T15:36:00.000+10:002006-04-24T15:39:19.443+10:00<div align="center"><strong>An unwanted duty</strong><br />out of uniform<br />conmen tap a rich resource<br />a happy heart to heart<br />aching for love<br />arise, boys<br />service cancelled<br />a raft of doubts<br />tiny tyrant a playground thug<br />a lesson this schoolgirl will pass on<br />lone pine the final casualty<br /><br /><br /><em>Herald Sun 24.04.06<br />[7, 6, 28, 10, 5, 2, 6, 15, 18, 9, 9]</em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114585703977583486?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1145856961887401732006-04-24T15:35:00.000+10:002006-04-24T15:36:02.166+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Crown’s missing, ma’am<br /></strong>a mate recalls a boy who wanted to be a soldier<br />my career went bang, agent says<br />male teachers, where have they gone?<br />furry, cute and full of the milk of human kindness<br />concern over women<br />saving children or money<br />majority of teens have alarming intake<br />spinners come in from the cold<br />demons get the devil off their backs<br />we’re talking about talent<br /><br /><br /><em>The Age 24.04.06<br />[18, 4, 8, 1, 3, 4, 11, 5, 7, 1, 17]<br /></em> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114585696188740173?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1145603615351567352006-04-21T17:12:00.000+10:002006-04-21T17:13:35.403+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Why everything isn’t beautiful at the ballet</strong><br />nut traces a wake-up call<br />wily old anarchist rejoices<br />kids taught rubbish<br />two legs fast, one leg faster<br />Russians swayed on Tassie vodka<br />bending in the wind<br />patient files fear<br />crash kills guests<br />strange days indeed<br />what more do they want?<br /><em><br /><br />The Australian 21.04.06<br />[1, 3, 17, 2, 3, 5, 13, 7, 8, 13, 19]<br /></em><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114560361535156735?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1145603563988323312006-04-21T17:11:00.000+10:002006-04-21T17:12:44.323+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Tough lesson to learn</strong><br />trouble at boarding school<br />police fire on crowd<br />dozens ferried to safety<br />bashing in lane<br />historic car park threat<br />‘I know the face…’<br />my name is nobody<br />walk this way and we could save lives<br />we shall not be moved<br />we’re on top again<br /><br /><br /><em>Herald Sun 21.04.06<br />[3, 3, 2, 4, 10, 15, 15, 9, 11, 15, 2]<br /> </em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114560356398832331?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1145431501750938752006-04-19T17:24:00.000+10:002006-04-19T17:25:01.980+10:00<div align="center"><strong>How Chernobyl killed communism</strong><br />a mammoth tale of survival<br />murder, mayhem for openers<br />boom makes it tougher at home<br />cooler heads needed<br />bubbles of trouble<br />sign from below<br />armoured cars tank at Russian auction<br />all bets off it transparency rules opaque<br />dark horses finally see light<br />near death experience? You’re dreaming<br /><br /><br /><em>The Australian 19.04.06<br />[1, 10, 10, 2, 13, 11, 11, 14, 18, 7, 7]</em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114543150175093875?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1145431443612031902006-04-19T17:23:00.000+10:002006-04-19T17:24:04.443+10:00<div align="center"><strong>I’m not the man sought</strong><br />the sky closes in<br />buddies come to grips with devastation<br />factory workers in limbo<br />sick visitors not welcome<br />lock yourself in? you bet<br />outrage without mercy<br />rapist fled via creek<br />boy bashed, scarred with spirit level<br />KO’d with a didgeridoo<br />man dies, but saved<br /><br /><em><br />Herald Sun 19.04.06<br />[13, 4, 4, 5, 9, 24, 14, 17, 17, 17, 16]<br /> </em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114543144361203190?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1145344435983752062006-04-18T17:13:00.000+10:002006-04-18T17:13:56.240+10:00<div align="center"><strong>R U 4 Real?<br /></strong>party pain<br />some party, others wait<br />for the very third time<br />you too like the power of one<br />back from the dead<br />lifesavers keep busy<br />lunchbox shock<br />police seize rave eggs<br />tomato sauce of good skin<br />more lime than lager<br /><br /><br /><em>Herald Sun 18.04.06</em></div><div align="center"><em>[33, 1, 4, 7, 12, 25, 22, 14, 11, 27, 30]</em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114534443598375206?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1145344378004308442006-04-18T17:12:00.000+10:002006-04-18T17:12:58.370+10:00<div align="center"><strong>Why today’s so yesterday</strong><br />Elvises all shook up over threat to ban him<br />lock him away to stop the next war<br />few receive sugar payouts<br />drill down through the ages to reveal a history of teeth torture<br />dune buggy death<br />don’t toy with us<br />pop dinger<br />moon that boat<br />sprinter’s gift emerges<br />no complaints but no points either<br /><br /><br /><em>The Australian 18.04.06<br />[3, 3, 10, 4, 9, 6, 1, 9, 9, 6, 16]</em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114534437800430844?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21024574.post-1144842225880482082006-04-12T21:43:00.000+10:002006-04-12T21:43:46.853+10:00<div align="center"><strong>A roller-coaster ride into political limbo</strong><br />now the latinos have a dream<br />relaxed and comfortable with the dodginess<br />kinky commies not so wacky over human wrongs<br />red faces averted<br />downer avoids the path to disaster<br />brothel madam believed murdered<br />two more top executives quit<br />somewhat strange that nobody put all these things together<br />at work and home, men don’t see it coming<br />a bang as big as ever, if you had the right seats<br /><br /><br /><em>The Australian 12.04.06<br />[9, 10, 1, 11, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 7, 5]</em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21024574-114484222588048208?l=headlinepoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>headlinepoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273747676126272577noreply@blogger.com0