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The fog moves on...
Carl Sandburg
To understand any living thing, you must, so to say, creep within and feel the beating of its heart.
~ William (W.) MacNeile Dixon
from The Human Situation: The Gifford lectures delivered in the University of Glasgow, 1935-1937 (1937).
Sunday, July 20, 2014
sea mist...
sea mist
sleepy waves snuggle on
a sandy pillow
Saturday, July 19, 2014
brazen high-rise...
brazen high-rise
innocent seascape view
stolen
Friday, July 18, 2014
windy morning...
windy morning
rippling tensions in
a rain puddle
Thursday, July 17, 2014
endless rain-soaked days...
endless rain-soaked days
cosmetic liquid art round
a withered leaf
Monday, February 17, 2014
streaks of autumn...
streaks of Autumn
flashes of coloured winds
bubbles of dawn ice
Sunday, February 16, 2014
scaffolding network...
scaffolding network
framed spaces
barred views
Saturday, February 15, 2014
droning drill...
droning drill
clutters and contaminates
thinking space
Friday, February 14, 2014
car park shuffle...
car park shuffle
race to work early for
limited space
Thursday, February 13, 2014
open books...
open books
staff room signs of lessons
digesting
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
smoke haze...
smoke haze
gossamer net spun by
spidery fates
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
wild fire hunger...
wild fire hunger
indiscriminate greed
they all had names
Monday, February 10, 2014
in the waking hours...
in the waking hours
rising rush of traffic
subtle breezes
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Sunday night...
Sunday night
plans for next weekend highlights
stall Monday blues
Saturday, February 8, 2014
cool evening breeze...
cool evening breeze
serenades
heat swollen feet
Friday, February 7, 2014
slice of moonlight...
slice of moonlight
limps stubbornly through
mountains of night cloud
Thursday, February 6, 2014
cooing dove...
cooing dove
call from the universe
to pause and listen
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
in the wee hours...
in the wee hours
I feel the night winds
breathe
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
little soft eyes
little soft eyes
beg to sleep in
the cool night breeze
Monday, February 3, 2014
dark morning waters...
dark morning waters
festive tiers of stars
sail by
Sunday, February 2, 2014
motorbike windshield...
motorbike windshield
spattered with
highways and by roads
Saturday, February 1, 2014
just two days...
just two days
catching up on two years
my son passing by
Friday, January 31, 2014
morning traffic lights...
morning traffic lights
yearning to turn right
instead of left
Thursday, January 30, 2014
last ev'ning bird...
last ev'ning bird
catching a splash of sunlight
in his eye
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
sudden cool change...
sudden cool change
a drop of ice
on the fire
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
whirring fan blades...
whirring fan blades
soothing balm on
clammy skin
Monday, January 27, 2014
evening breeze...
evening breeze
summer holiday scents
scatter
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Australia Day...
Australia Day
bathed in the summer light of
celebration
Saturday, January 25, 2014
tall building...
tall building
a concrete beehive topped with
a ziggurat
Friday, January 24, 2014
windless yellow windsock...
windless yellow windsock
large petal of a daffodil
drooping
Thursday, January 23, 2014
sweet summer day...
sweet summer day
iphone and ipad parley
in the park
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
headphones...
headphones transport his music
occasionally
he glances at the TV news
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
spiders...
spiders
enjoy glazing my bricks
with lace
Monday, January 20, 2014
when the heat wave passes...
when the heat wave passes
foggy mind
cold feet
Sunday, January 19, 2014
summer s t r e s s e s ...
summer
s t r e s s e s
leaves
leaves
u n r a v e l
autumn
Saturday, January 18, 2014
needing new light...
needing new light
I sensed
my cat's soft tail
gently brush
my bare feet
Friday, January 17, 2014
little mudlark...
little mudlark
combs the endless honey
of the heatwave
from his feathers
and dries
on the clothes line
Thursday, January 16, 2014
sunlight burns...
sunlight burns
hypnotic charisma of shade
tall leaves buckle
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
no morning bird song...
no morning bird song
deep breath before
the heat wave
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
simmering morning...
simmering morning
waiting for the air
to boil
Monday, January 13, 2014
sultry summer waves...
sultry summer waves
limping spectres in
morning mist
Sunday, January 12, 2014
weeds...
weeds
unwelcome life
welcome mulch
Saturday, January 11, 2014
summer crickets...
summer crickets
pipe an evening note
traffic snarls
Friday, January 10, 2014
agapanthus bouquet...
agapanthus bouquet
one stray petal
missed the wedding
Thursday, January 9, 2014
lone cloud...
lone cloud chiselled with light in a flood of blue
empty rocking chair
weeps
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
gusty winds...
gusty winds
kookaburra takes
an unplanned trip
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
broken tree...
broken tree
do you feel
my tears
Monday, January 6, 2014
distant white sails...
distant white sails
surrender to
the army of blue
Sunday, January 5, 2014
rainy dawn...
rainy dawn
kookaburras skate
on the clothes line
Saturday, January 4, 2014
grey cobwebs...
grey cobwebs
bedroom mirror becomes
confused
Friday, January 3, 2014
bird on a branch...
bird on a branch
huddled in dry leaves
alone at dusk
Thursday, January 2, 2014
high on my mountain...
high on my mountain
restless seas beyond my feet
it is here
I feel
the choirs of
earth and heaven
in harmony
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
morning winds blow softly...
morning winds blow softly
tinkering with
my new journey
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wild fire hunger...
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cool evening breeze...
slice of moonlight...
cooing dove...
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little soft eyes
dark morning waters...
motorbike windshield...
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morning traffic lights...
last ev'ning bird...
sudden cool change...
whirring fan blades...
evening breeze...
Australia Day...
tall building...
windless yellow windsock...
sweet summer day...
headphones...
spiders...
when the heat wave passes...
summer s t r e s s e s ...
needing new light...
little mudlark...
sunlight burns...
no morning bird song...
simmering morning...
sultry summer waves...
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summer crickets...
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gusty winds...
broken tree...
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