Ambulances pass

Ambulances pass
it further heightens stresses
without Corona

Being an artist

Being an artist
in a group full of painters
my concept of pears

Dreamed Prince wrote a book

Dreamed Prince wrote a book
on teens sexuality
from a woman's view

Distant star puddle

Distant star puddle
spilt across the morning sky
Southern cross pokes out

Ships come and ships go

Ships come and ships go
just as waters rise and fall
hardships and friendships

Kids in the evening

Kids in the evening
while their mother cooks dinner
scream at the backdoor

I thought two canned goods

I thought two canned goods
would let me buy two of each
two canned goods only

Making time to read

Making time to read
sunlight warms my bare stomach
flies tickle my skin

Breezes cool again

Breezes cool again
that bite in the day eases
smells like an ashtray

Smattering of clouds

Smattering of clouds
reflect the lightening sky
kookaburra calls

I'm too old for this

I'm too old for this
emojis are beyond me
layers of meanings

Sound relationships

Sound relationships
between our notes lie meanings
gaps make harmonies

Knowing somebody

Knowing somebody
little things we do to them
when they're not present

Slow-moving spectre

Slow-moving spectre
news forecasts growth in illness
I mourn deaths to come

It occurred to me

It occurs to me
I caffeinate for parties
feel like Pavlov’s dog

A beautiful start

A beautiful start
just enough clouds to reflect
the spectrum of dawn

I wanted to be

I wanted to be
but didn’t have the grades for
an aviatrix

Pull back the curtains

Pull back the curtains
meet your audience halfway
reveal their meanings

She wanted to rest

She wanted to rest
her father was firm she'd rise
school must've seemed best

Small euphemisms

Small euphemisms
powerfully influence
small-minded people

That softening smile

That softening smile
her partner kisses her neck
mid-conversation

Sky lightens outside

Sky lightens outside
my anticipation grows
today is blooming

That background murmur

That background murmur
my neighbour works at Woolworths
her voice takes me there

Ideas stream past me

Ideas stream past me

walking at night with my son

I can only "Hmm?"

Mysterious vine

Mysterious vine:
cucumber or zucchini?
No, watermelon.

Reading statistics

Reading statistics
thinking who I know will die
Corona virus

Rubber egg in fridge

Rubber egg in fridge

plastic spider on the floor

my son loves a joke

Cycling through websites

Cycling through websites
revisiting the Facebook
losing time online

Hanging up my towel

Hanging up my towel
with the swimming pool closing
summer is ending

Proofing poetry

Proofing poetry
praying mantis on my page
casts a long shadow

Lavender oil scent

Lavender oil scent
reconstituted by bath
sleepiness returns