panting young mudlark...

panting young mudlark
gratefully sips some water
New Year's eve

freeways choked...

freeways choked
football final fevers rage
old man tends his plants

day-long bleary light...

day-long bleary light
rain-soaked reality chills
in a twilight limbo

cloudy quilted light...

cloudy quilted light
warmth patched
with listless shadows

constant drizzly rain...

constant drizzly rain
recklessly invades
good intentions

grey iced winds...

grey iced winds
anxious buds sleep walk
in dreams of spring

bleak misty spring skies...

bleak misty spring skies
two crimson rosellas
kiss in the rain

on scheduled prowl...

on scheduled prowl
rubbish truck spins debit
into credit

thorny hammer thuds...

thorny hammer thuds
rosy pulse of
new beginnings

the bottom step...

the bottom step
rhythms of the earth are near
and freshly mowed grass

incessant cold rain...

incessant cold rain
a whole week to enjoy
friendly warm books

yin and yang...

morning has broken ... sweet
and so has my percolator ... sour...

old man by the sea...

old man by the sea
a picture of his wife
tucked under his arm

blistered seascape...

blistered seascape
waves ravage
tired sands

lanky winter twigs...

lanky winter twigs
tirelessly engrave grey moods
fine look-outs for birds

whirling frothy whites...

whirling frothy whites
madly ice throbbing waves
the art of spindrift

anxious autumn leaf...

anxious autumn leaf
sleepy mother tree wills
her child to feel free

slowly breathing fluff...

slowly breathing fluff
soaking in loved midday warmth
from paws to soul

motionless waters...

motionless waters
weekend afternoon
drained of loud highways

if only...

right turn
sparkling winter sunlight
lambent white clouds in gleaming blue skies
the lure of bush scents
fridge and cupboards empty
no coffee
sabotage
left turn

soiled rosebuds...

soiled rosebuds
winter winds and hail 
twist 
life colours
into parchment

gangling winter shadows...

gangling winter shadows
cockatoo scuttles rosellas
in his scrap of sunlight

stinging glare...

stinging glare
sun-drenched smooth waters
belie sharp winter

popcorn catkins...

popcorn catkins
silent tubular bells
ring in spring winds

urban wildfires...

urban wildfires
a thirst for desert space
rages

dark reality...

dark reality
in progress lurks
a vampire

on the rim of morning...

rim of morning
colours long
to strengthen