The Blackwood* Council filled the hall
With cardboard
voting booths
In straggly lines
against the wall;
Who would Oz voters
choose?
Two gnomes perched
high on window sill
Peeped through
the drapes half-drawn
Watching Aussies
queue and mill;
To influence or
warn?
Time for change
with artful moves?
Cross-benchers
and the Greens
Make Liberals their
seats now lose;
While 'Teals'** burst
on the scene!
Those oscillating
now decide;
Results - not
unexpected
‘Labor’ may have a smooth ride
New faces are
elected!
But who put those
two gnomes in place?
What do they
represent?
Inscrutable,
each smiling face
Still hides
their true intent!
(c) Poet in the woods
* Blackwood, South Australia is experiencing frequent 'attacks' by the Gnome Warrior!
** Teals - new group of more moderate liberal independents
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