Observations
Sharp exhalationsliding into a hot bathworries wash away
In my dreams a homedandelions grow from concretenature finds a way
Between dark rain cloudsstreaking across sunlit treesshadows are flying
Surplus bone in bedelbows can spoil a momentyet they're soft inside
Damp gardens oozingnight blossoms perfume cool airas dusk throws shadows
Neighbourhood noisesso many unhappy dogsowned by mean people
The old cat and Iwe understand each otherhe runs from my yard
NASA research showsmysterious light sourcesequal all known light
Fossicking for goldforcing nuggets togethercreating value
My conversation a litany of madnesstalking with myself
Hot and windy daysummer is starting earlyhayfever persists
My home is a messlife is no tidy affairhomes are for living
"Not saying I'm godbut has anyone seen godand me together?"
Barren patch of earthfrequented by the sparrowsenjoying dust baths
I plan what to cookconsulting weather forecastsas summer begins
Let me put it heremessage to single parentsyou do what you can
Watching doctors workseeing my child's discomfortfeeling conflicted
Try to remembermy most important thinkingdoesn’t need a screen
Defying the windbutterflies circling arounddancing dervishes
Navigate detailscomplications mark our livesno threads to follow
Recognise limitsnothing is going to lastyet we fall in love
First a cockatoothen I hear a magpie's songsuspect a mimic
A lesson to learnwhen I think to hold my tongueit's always too late
Some disturbanceswork like weeding the compostthey aerate the heap
On Wagga's lagoonslonely frogs call their loverGobbagombalin
Sparrow at windowclutching onto the fly screen watching me watching
Trucks in the distanceI woke to the sound of beesthe hum of traffic
