We ground each other

We ground each other
she twitches at my touches
love is electric

Swimming near the edge

Swimming near the edge
in the puddle of a mind
my subconscious thoughts

Tradition maintains

Tradition maintains
“we’ve always done it that way”
Inexplicable

Photo by Jo Roberts
Artwork by Sarah McEwan

Inspired by garnet

Inspired by garnet
the spark of fire deep within
reflective polish

Large piece of rose quartz

Large piece of rose quartz
I rub it over my heart
feeling tension ease

Grow sensitive scars

Grow sensitive scars
let experience soak in
the cracks in our hearts

I dream of flying

I dream of flying
then make sense with a platform
rolling above ground

I enter a cave
then notice there is brickwork
and lights are turned on

subconscious at work
quickly reinterpreted
as a man-made world

Known as 'Town of Trees'

Known as 'Town of Trees'
Narrandera will be owned
by slow-paced giants

Dry dusty paddocks

Dry dusty paddocks
stubble remains from wheat crops
parched after summer

Looking down on me

Looking down on me
through celestial porthole
the man in the moon

From many dark trees

From many dark trees
magpies announce the sun rise
under morning star

Seasons are changing

Seasons are changing
this morning it was cooler
I put on slippers

A forklift’s beeping

A forklift’s beeping
cuts through early morning air
like an alarm clock

Look up at the sky

Look up at the sky
for timeless inspiration
sublime qualities

The facts form a text

The facts form a text
we’re reading between the lines
to make our meanings

Last night in a dream

Last night in a dream
planets on the horizon
as big as full moons

Looking for dawn's glow

Looking for dawn's glow
hoping a ray of sunlight
will colour grey clouds

6:30am

6:30am
a melody on the breeze
as someone's phone sings

Heavy with blossom

Heavy with blossom
old grey box tree fell over
bees have not noticed

The birds and the bees

The birds and the bees
shared these high-rise apartments
now horizontal

Percussive alarm

Percussive alarm
waving wings reveal a meal
turning on the spot

Worse than rejection

Worse than rejection
the lack of explanation
halts moving forward

Looking out the front

Looking out the front
morning light between the blinds
wattle and saltbush

Gherkins for jerking

Gherkins for jerking
Facebook's weird advertising
making me hungry

Kookaburra coughs

Kookaburra coughs
clouds rusty with dull dusting
a muted sunrise

I’ve watched from afar

I’ve watched from afar
their coy approach each morning
Luna and Venus

Opportunity

Opportunity
among industrial lines
curved leaves branching out

For a brief moment

For a brief moment
I can forget where I am
drawing to music

Seeing the unseen

Seeing the unseen
like lightning frozen in time
in a photograph

Early morning walk

Early morning walk
disturbs an owl from shadows
we’re both unsettled

Her face turns away

Her face turns away
the light moves from broad to short
within a few nights

The rousing galahs

The rousing galahs
shaking limbs of trees and wings
leaves and feathers fall