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In 2008 I turned 60. Quite as watershed. I thought it had come time to rethink any ideas of working on a personal website. What do do?
Early in 2009 I experimented with a blog on igoogle. After a few days though I found I didn't enjoy the blogspot format, and so that experiment has been destroyed, Below is some of the code which survived this exercise.
post1 Hello, My name is Dan Byrnes. I'm a writer in Australia and this blog will start while I destroy/revise an old personal website I've had, and basically, start again ...
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Post2 To explain a little ... Earlier in 2008 I turned 60, which certainly feels like a watershed, a marker, a hurdle of some kind. (Given that I have almost been killed four times driving on Australian roads, each time, driving alone, as it happened.) Maybe, turning 60, I simply feel qualified to say something. Or simply want to say something. But to whom? And about what? It's not that I am short of outlets. I run seven websites, apart from the personal website soon to be taken offline.
It's got to do with blogging as an approach. I've had websites growing on the Net since late 1996, and haven't been short of material for them. My policy for websites has always been to avoid expressing my own opinion, most of the time, and to report facts, and other people's opinions. This hasn't stopped acquaintances urging me to start blogging. You might even enjoy it, they say. Will I? This blog will not be anything fancy, I don't have time for that. But in the meantime, you can find my other website at: http://www.merchantnetworks.com.au/
post4
Poem 755
I've never been able to believe in anything to do with astrology. That scepticism is the origin of this poem, where I imagined an astrology-believer beginning to doubt all of it. Some of this scepticism is informing some of my prose writing of 2007-2008.
Dan Byrnes Poem 755: draft 3 of 18-10-2001
It is the never quite knowing, is the worst.
And yet I can’t believe we’re entirely cursed.
Influences from afar, those distant planets, circling, circling,
breezes from the wafting of an imperious god’s kirtling.
Or, uprush of feelings from within, contradictory,
ensuring there is never any lasting triumph for victory
in a society, in a vision, in a dream.
Just the sheen, the sheen of a possible explanation
as the lights of heaven descend for a conversation.
Though about what? When? For the future? To explain the past?
To gather symbolism-plus-possibility, though not too fast.
It is as though the beautiful curves of a fleece keep spoiling the weave
of a tapestry commission that I can’t allow myself to leave,
and when you mention some planets, I might feel a mood,
of yet another extraordinarily ordinary human feud.
So it goes on and on, and if there’s any point of rest,
here, I still can’t say, for sure, what’s best.
(Finis)
Post3 So I write poetry? What sort of poetry? Below is the poem I wrote as I turned 60. Try it while waiting for the next post There are almost 800 poems in my collection. But that won't be 800 posts, thank you.
post 3 Poem 800 draft 2 on 11/12-4-08 By Dan Byrnes
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| Dan Byrnes in Armidale, February 2009. Photo by Bob Cummins |
(Thirty-odd years later)
I've rarely if ever lived in a house I fully controlled,
and I've never had strong feelings about owning land,
or even about having enough money to be rolled for,
(or not), and I apologise it's been so long
since I've gotten back to you,
nothing personal and no offence intended.
Things have happened and life here has been wry.
I moved about and you stayed put.
But I never once thought you ever pretended
anything, not a thing, right down to an individual autumn leaf
and its career, and like you I still hear the echo
of promises made versus the contending need for sleep.
Here's a recent thought I had.
Without people like you, poets and such,
humanity would be much less glad
about its mysteries, and then some,
as they weep.
post4 - Hm, that went allright. So we'll try another poem, this one dedicated to a friend. (In later posts, I'll post poems by their number-designation in my system. It's just that my system in not lately updated.)
Poem of 19 February 2007 – draft 3
The photo at right is of Mollie Gillen, Australian historian, on the occasion in Canada of her 90th birthday. (It's been taken respectfully from one of her family-managed websites.) A magnificent researcher, she was awarded Order of Australia for her work for Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet, a definitive register of everyone embarked on the First Fleet of convict ships to Australia. That work had been preceded by earlier work on her own family history. She grew to have a dual life as a writer, in Australia, in Canada, and lived for many years in London while researching. Across years of letter-writing she generously gave much help to Dan Byrnes as historian, and to many others.) Mollie Gillen died in Canada in January 2009, aged 100.
Descendants of Farmer in Ireland Byrnes Peter
1. Farmer in Ireland Byrnes Peter (b.1770)
sp: BNotknown Bridget (b.1770;m.1790)
2. Byrnes Timothy (b.1800;d.1872)
sp: Dunne Margaret (b.1819;m.1842;d.1903)
3. Byrnes Bridget (b.1844)
sp: Mitchell James (c.1863;m.1864)
3. Farmer Byrnes Peter (b.1845;d.1925)
sp: Sherry Jane Maria (b.1856;m.1874;d.1938)
4. Byrnes Peter Christopher (b.1883;d.1956)
sp: Begley Josephine (b.1899;m.1923;d.1967)
5. Byrnes Leo Francis (b.1924;d.1978)
sp: Hodge Norma Agnes (m.1948)
6. Byrnes Peter Leo (b.1951)
sp: Rogers Janice Lesley (m.1975)
5. Byrnes Rita Mary (b.1926)
sp: Mackay Clement S. C. (m.1947)
6. Mackay Peter (b.1949)
sp: Lamerton Patricia (b.1950)
sp: Wells Frances
6. Mackay Patricia Anne (b.1950)
sp: Berman David
6. Mackay Michael Clement
sp: Delaney Bernadette
6. Mackay Lawrence Patrick (b.1957)
sp: Delaney Maria
6. Mackay Marcus Samuel James (b.1966)
6. Mackay Justin James (b.1970)
5. Byrnes Terence Peter (b.1928)
sp: Wheeler Marie Josephine (m.1954)
6. Byrnes John Christopher (b.1955)
sp: Newall Catherine Ann (m.1983)
6. Byrnes Catherine Louise (b.1956)
sp: Cooper Kelvin (m.1979)
6. Byrnes Janet Patricia (b.1960)
sp: Jennings Philip Roy (m.1982)
5. Byrnes Doreen Margaret (b.1930)
sp: Charleston Barry John (m.1951)
6. Charleston Gregory John (b.1951)
sp: Eyres Paula Jean (m.1951)
6. Charleston Trevor Barry (b.1953)
6. Charleston Ricci Peter (b.1958)
5. Unm Byrnes Hilary Edward (b.1933)
5. Byrnes Moya Josephine (b.1935)
sp: Kelly William Bruce (m.1956)
6. Kelly Stephanie Jane (b.1957)
6. Kelly William Mark (b.1959)
6. Kelly Maree Josephine (b.1961)
6. Kelly Peter Hume (b.1963)
4. Byrnes Veronica Irene (b.1891)
sp: Barrister McKeon Michael
5. McKeon Reginald (b.1914)
sp: Mills Gwen
5. McKeon Kevin (b.1916)
sp: Wife1 Fello Joyce
sp: Wife2 Burness Lily
5. McKeon Clare (b.1915)
sp: Toland Eric
sp: Brown Bob
5. McKeon Ronald
sp: Fawkner Norah
5. McKeon June (b.1925)
4. Byrnes Geinevive (b.1898)
sp: Smith Frank
5. Byrnes Joan
5. Byrnes Maxwell
4. Byrnes Jane (b.1876)
sp: McGuiness William
5. McGuiness May
sp: Riley William
5. McGuiness Mary
sp: Chown William
5. McGuiness Harry
5. McGuiness Phoebe
sp: McDonald Harry
4. Byrnes Timothy (b.1877)
sp: Irvine Jenny
5. Byrnes Francis
sp: Carman Alma
5. Bachelor, no issue Byrnes Edward (Eddie)
4. Byrnes Alice (b.1874;d.1967)
sp: Davies Frank (m.1913)
5. No issue Davies Monica (b.1914;d.1990)
sp: No issue Coffey William J. (m.1956)
5. No issue Davies Elma (b.1916)
sp: Hibbard Norm (m.1949)
4. Mayor, no issue Byrnes Daniel Terence
sp: Cramp Lydia (b.1874)
sp: Of Goolagong Dwyer Molly
4. Byrnes William James (b.1884)
sp: Irvine Annie Jane (b.1886;m.1910;d.1942)
5. Byrnes Doris Irene Jane (b.1910;d.2002)
sp: D'Elboux Hubert (b.1906;m.1936;d.1984)
6. D'Elboux Paul William (b.1941)
sp: Walker Marian
7. D'Elboux Grant Paul (b.1961)
sp: Griffiths Jenny
8. D'Elboux Zac Paul
8. D'Elboux Carly Jane
8. D'Elboux Luke Grant (b.1997)
7. D'Elboux Shane Andrew (b.1962)
sp: Nelson Christine
8. D'Elboux Michael William (b.1987)
8. D'Elboux Anthony James (b.1989)
8. D'Elboux Amanda Jade (b.1992)
7. D'Elboux Todd Michael (b.1964)
sp: Bradbury Kim (b.1969)
8. D'Elboux Cody Michael (b.1994)
8. D'Elboux Tyler Morgan (b.1996)
6. D'Elboux Yvonne Mary (b.1939)
sp: Of Newcastle-on-Tyne Yeeles Ronald
7. Yeeles Steven (b.1959)
sp: YNotknown Lynne
8. Yeeles Jason (b.1986)
8. Yeeles Melissa (b.1984)
sp: Burke James "Blue" (b.1938;m.1960(Div);d.1996)
7. Burke Jenni Robyn (b.1961)
sp: Honess Ted (b.1953;d.1999)
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| Adam Honess and his wife Bri, married January 2009. Photo by family. |
7. D'Elboux Graham
sp2: DNotknown Miss
sp: Wife1 Parker Sandra
7. D'Elboux Serena
sp: DNotknown Mr
7. D'Elboux Rex
7. D'Elboux Charmain
7. D'Elboux Heath (b.1971;d.1999)
6. D'Elboux Leo John (b.1944)
sp: Battye Vicki (b.1950)
7. D'Elboux Rebecca Lee (b.1972)
sp: Richardson Glen
8. Richardson Brady
8. Richardson Tegan Brooke
7. D'Elboux Nicole Gaye (b.1973)
sp: Curtis Steven (d.1999)
8. Curtis Jade (b.1993)
7. D'Elboux Wade Kenneth (b.1975)
sp: DNotknown Miss
8. D'Elboux Jai
6. D'Elboux Rosa Marie Anne (b.1046)
sp: Notknown Mr
sp: Policeman Murden Bruce (m.(Div))
7. Murden Monique
7. Murden Stephanie
sp: Brooks Stephen (b.1968)
8. Twin Brooks Jack (b.1997)
8. Twin Brooks Ben (b.1997)
7. Murden Alexis (b.1974)
sp: Mr Notknown
8. Notknown Jaycob (b.1998)
sp2 of Rosa Marie Anne: Modritsch Karl (b.1935;m.1999)
6. D'Elboux Christopher Hubert (b.1948)
sp: Cash Deniese (b.1952)
7. D'Elboux Brad Marshall (b.1976)
7. Artist D'Elboux Fiona (b.1977)
7. D'Elboux Angie (b.1983)
6. D'Elboux Noel David (b.1950)
sp: wife1 Swan Therese (d.2006)
7. D'Elboux Raylene
7. D'Elboux Linda
7. D'Elboux Kerry
sp: wife2 DNotknown Miss
6. Twin D'Elboux Gerard James (b.1952)
6. Twin D'Elboux Geoffrey Hilton Joseph (b.1952)
sp: Helen Cronin
7. (Incorrect?) D'Elboux Joseph
7. D'Elboux Wayne
7. D'Elboux Gavin
7. D'Elboux Craig
5. Byrnes Daniel Hilton (b.1912;d.1976)
sp: Smith Sarah (b.1917;m.1942;d.2000)
6. Writer Byrnes Daniel Thomas (b.1948)
sp: Consultant Davies Jill Wickham (b.1957;m.1982(Div))
7. Byrnes Joel Daniel Wickham (b.1983)
sp: Saunders Erica Marie
6. Byrnes Maureen Joan (b.1949)
sp: Simmonds Terence (b.1943;m.1981(Div))
7. Simmonds Cyril (b.1981)
sp: Of Kootingal Jacobson Natasha
8. Simmonds Ashley Jane (b.2003)
7. Simmonds Donna (b.1982)
sp: Of Taree Crompton Todd
8. Crompton Thalia
sp2 of Donna: Of Ireland Canavan Damian (b.1986;m.2008)
7. Simmonds Sharon (b.1984)
5. Byrnes Phyllis Mary (b.1916;d.1991)
sp: Vance Leonard Ignatius (m.1939;d.1991)
6. Vance Marie
6. Vance Warwick
sp: Cambridge Kerry
7. Vance Andrew
7. Vance Rachel
6. Vance Beverley
sp2 of William James Byrnes (born 1884): Hosie Isabel
5. Byrnes Barry
sp: Wife1 BNotknown Miss
6. Byrnes Darren
sp: BNotknown Teresa
7. Byrnes Junior
sp: Wife2 BNotknown Miss
4. Byrnes Marcella (b.1853)
sp: Married, no issue Byrnes Hube
3. Byrnes Patrick (b.1847;d.1928)
sp: Foley Margaret (m.1864)
3. Byrnes John (b.1848;d.1941)
sp: Foley Cath (m.1874)
(Ends the list)
- Dan Byrnes (otherwise indicated in these pages as -Editor)
(for Scott Hall)
This is where the human conscience always groans,
no part of life ever knows what it owns ...
The unknowably secret life of children
The daughter who'd have been better off as a nun
The fire that gets away and damage-burns
The chance remark, but what's done is done
One too many a drink, one too few a think
So many idiots as the sun goes down
But for that wrong turning, I'd have died that day
And it's mostly not the best man wears the crown
Evil looks less evil from a distance
The present looks to the future, but the favour is not returned
The young know much, but the old just clear their mind
Now I can hardly remember, what it was I thought I yearned
This is where the human conscience always groans,
no part of life ever knows what it owns ...
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