Great Paper Shortage

By Lisa Plucknett, Maleny

You can use a kitchen paper towel, You can use cosmetic pads; But do not stoop to cotton buds, ‘Til things get really bad.

You can use an aspidistra, The skins of avocado; But stay away from prickly pears, unless you’ve got bravado.

Use downsides of a pumpkin leaf, ‘Cause the upper side is rough; Take staples from your A4 sheets, ‘Cause bums are not that tough. You can use old Woman’s Weekly’s, Ita Buttrose on the cover; Use up your treasured greeting cards, But not ones from your mother.

I’ve got a friend who smokes a lot, Rolls her own with Tally Ho; I’m hoping that she’ll lend me one, When I find it’s time to go.

MALENY is about to experience something magical when Ensemble Trivium hits town in March.

The talented Brisbane quartet - a dynamic collective of Brisbane’s leading musicians, performing chamber music centred around the flute - will be performing in the hinterland town on March 19.

Since 2015, Ensemble Trivium has been dazzling audiences with their imaginative, vibrant programming and inspired combinations of instruments. They perform traditional and contemporary chamber repertoire, including commissions of new works and has a passion for unearthing hidden gems.

Various combinations of the group include flute, violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, voice, piano and percussion.

Ensemble leader and flutist Monika Koerner said their Hayd’n Seek series - coming to Maleny on March 19 - was aimed at bringing something familiar but exciting to audiences.

Monika described the program as a taste of old and new compositions, some of which may be unknown to audiences,

“We are motivated to offer something a little bit different, something familiar something not so familiar, every concert has a different combination of instruments, you never get the same thing.”

Ensemble Trivium will be performing at the Maleny Community Centre on March 19 at 2pm, and then again with a different program at the Montville Village Hall on August 20 at 3pm.

Tickets are available for the Maleny performance now on their website, https://www.monikakoerner.com/ ensemble-trivium.

There are some things just too painful, Like Gympie Nettle tree; You’d wipe your eyes and cauterize, Or be high on Ecstasy.

There’s a man called Winston Churchill, Lived eighty years ago; Who made a stirring speech or two, When Hitler struck a blow.

“We shall fight them in the trenches, On the beaches and the groynes; No foe shall ever beat us, Its time to gird our loins”.

Well – my loins are girded also, I’m careful what I’ve eaten; I’ll just be constipated, ‘Til this shortage has been beaten. In the spirit of our Diggers, We’ll bunker down and fight; We’ll just make do with what we’ve got, ‘Til Corona’s taken flight.