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

windless yellow windsock...

windless yellow windsock
large petal of a daffodil
drooping

headphones...

headphones transport his music
occasionally he glances at the TV news

little mudlark...

little mudlark
combs the endless honey
of the heatwave
from his feathers
and dries
on the clothes line

lone cloud...

lone cloud chiselled with light in a flood of blue
empty rocking chair
weeps