The hum of Leeton

The hum of Leeton
heard 24 hours a day
from the Rice Co-op

Beneath a cold cloak

Beneath a cold cloak
preparations underway
blossoms now appear

Binge watching TV

Binge watching TV
left wanting to play Scrabble
after Handmaid’s Tale

As light breaks through clouds

as light breaks through clouds
announced by the crowing birds
season is changing

Walking Seville Street

Walking Seville Street
a metaphor dawned on me
lit by the street light

branches reaching up
like flames from the star called sun
a small golden orb

My heightened senses

My heightened senses
race to place surrounding sounds
music of the night

None will breathe easy

None will breathe easy
chimney smoke chokes the cool air
under a clear sky

View from the gutter

View from the gutter
from the suburb to the stars
free from obstruction

Wattles are blooming

Wattles are blooming
first our Silver then Varnish
yard hums with bees

The fireplace burns bright

The fireplace burns bright
as dawn lightens the morning
warmth spreads throughout me

Deflated feeling

Deflated feeling
after working through the day
for criticism

Childhood memory

Childhood memory
opening paperback books
meaning-filled pages

I see this photo

I see this photo
I hear a crowd united
in awe saying "Ooooooh"

Their timeless music

Timeless rock music
inspires musicians today
Black Sabbath matters

During class visit

During class visit
kids inspecting a bird skull
morbidly transfixed

He's conservative

He's conservative
defending existing rights
Attorney General

Pic: Mic MainStream

My resolution

My resolution
to not buy new instruments
so bought secondhand

New microwave beeps

New microwave beeps
like trucks reversing warning
old one chimed a bell

Government letter

Government letter
asks I admit I am poor
to receive their cash

Depressing feeling

Depressing feeling
this is as good as it gets
after two coffees

Understanding work

Understanding work
honour in activity
earnings respected

Things get weird left out

Things get weird left out
things like words in sentences
and bread on counters

Corrugated fence

Corrugated fence
reflects back passing footsteps
adds phasing effects

A gamma ray burst

A gamma ray burst
could arrive at our planet
and wipe us all out

Droplets multiply

Droplets multiply
windscreen looks like bubble wrap
as showers begin

Procrastination

Procrastination
a word used for a process
I call reflection

Bright birds in the sky

Bright birds in the sky
huddled together safely
the Seven Sisters

In darkness there's light

In darkness there's light
revealing details unseen
capturing the night

Winter skeleton

Winter skeleton
dressed in pale dreams of water
against a night sky

Walking slowly past

Walking slowly past
shimmering lights in the sky
TV antenna

Each generation

Each generation
thinks they will see the end times
perhaps this one will