My frustration stems

My frustration stems
not from the unexpected
the unattended

Father's Day lunches

Father's Day lunches
offered my kids I'd attend
I'm not needed there

On the astral plane

On the astral plane
we embraced and it was good
now I'm holding you

Not weighed down by rain

Not weighed down by rain
as showers blow from the north
wattle blooms dancing

As the weather warms

As the weather warms
my house feels part of the street
through open windows

Like a sporting win

Like a sporting win
the garden cheers green and gold
Australian spring

Make or be broken

Make or be broken
for 2019
plans keep piling up

My capacities

My capacities
a dam that hasn't been drained
as love keeps flowing

Dark shapes surround trees

Dark shapes surround trees
the birds seem to levitate
sitting on branches

Zooming in on poise

Zooming in on poise
watching myself from afar
being for others

One willy wagtail

One willy wagtail
builds a nest near my compost
two willy wagtails

We size each other

We size each other
after a sniff I proceed
and the dog is won

The signs hang from trees

The signs hang from trees
advertising the season
spring is on the way

I lose my temper

I lose my temper
a series of truths spill out
in front of my kids

Sitting in the dark

Sitting in the dark
unable to move forward
awaiting the dawn

Watching the tension

Watching the tension
wanting to resolve your doubt
conflicting desires

Abject rubbish piles

Abject rubbish piles
our collective unconscious
discarded dreams grow

That far away look

That far away look
among the frequent requests
where I find myself

Movement surrounds me

Movement surrounds me
walking the streets all alone
my shadows and I

Her voice reminds me

Her voice reminds me
the lover I neglected
now she too must go

My eyes see the news

My eyes see the news
my brain cannot take it in
the world just seems wrong

Where a tree once stood

Where a tree once stood
mallow weed now flourishes
I cooked these in pie

Misunderstandings

Misunderstandings
this silence holds my regrets
after our shouting

Smothered from above

Smothered from above
until the moment is right
then clouds reflect light

A timeless moment

A timeless moment
like the calm eye of the storm
in her loving smile

Jumping through the hoops

Jumping through the hoops
jotting down the fancy words
asking for money

Come join the Burners

Come join the Burners
they hang with colourful garb
and hanging cups too

Both a gasp and I

Both a gasp and I
suspended in the moment
falling off skateboard

Will the day better

Will the day better
after my daily caffeine
fear my morning peaked

Hard to imagine

Hard to imagine
other ways things could appear
without prejudice

Funny thing happened

Funny thing happened
"contemporary artist"
added to my name