A bunch of hot air

A bunch of hot air
seems a conclusion for and
against climate change

At the pool I swim

At the pool I swim
somersaults until I lose
sense of direction

Australia Day

Australia Day
gives me a happy feeling
to know I'm working

Slipping in and out

Slipping in and out
of the few small clouds above
moves the crescent moon

The smell of water

The smell of water
from the tap on a hot day
evaporating

The temperature

The temperature
was mild for a summer day
except before dawn

Hit a kangaroo

Hit a kangaroo
while driving before first light
and still feel guilty

Smuggling cigarettes

Smuggling cigarettes
into a mental health ward
was not my idea

The receipt dances

The receipt dances
on an air-conditioned breeze
at the shop's doorway

Tiny groping hands

Tiny groping hands
take hold of power by a
near hairless margin

(Image from here)

Inside I am wet

Inside I am wet
with warm streams and raging seas
and shifting currents

The laboured breathing

The laboured breathing
and bitter taste in my mouth
as I drink coffee

Facebook stirs sadness

Facebook stirs sadness
as I find friends have detached
their profile from mine

That love is a verb

That love is a verb
reminds me to be present
and to touch when touched

She sings to someone

She sings to someone
at the back of the room and
they're invisible

Get comfortable

Get comfortable
with the feeling of being
uncomfortable

I'm a bit bothered

I'm a bit bothered
that if you're not a sports fan
you're not a real man

Magpies seem to sulk

Magpies seem to sulk
as parrots drive them from the
peach tree filled with fruit

Mopoke owl and frogs

Mopoke owl and frogs
join a choir of cicadas
then a plane passes

I feel for women

I feel for women
who let men stick their dick in
for a roof and food

The wind in trees sounds

The wind in trees sounds
like a wave breaking on rocks
in flow without ebb

It's good to feel sad

It's good to feel sad
as sadness for sadness means
pain will heal the pain

Pale yellow wheat stems

Pale yellow wheat stems
fill the land with beige fields and
set my mind at ease

An ellipsis drips

An ellipsis drips
and like water torture says
to be continued

One more step and I

One more step and I
could have walked into a trap
set by a spider

Paddock of salt bush

Paddock of salt bush
moves like an emerald sea
swelling in the breeze

Weightlessness in air

Weightlessness in air
then buoyancy in the pool
are joys in summer

Got kicked in the shins

Got kicked in the shins
for cornering with logic
my friend's little girl

The birds start their song

The birds start their song
with optimistic chatter
as the sky lightens

The gum nuts rattle

The gum nuts rattle
in a way that menaces
as wind stirs the leaves

In this modern age

In this modern age
gender is distinct from sex
and confusion reigns

Big red kangaroo

Big red kangaroo
emerges from the roadside
and crosses my path

Cicada shell stuck

Cicada shell stuck
to a river red gum tree
abandoned

Lover don't settle

Lover don't settle
for a feather in your cap
pluck the whole damn bird