Playing hide and seek

Playing hide and seek
anger rises like a fear
can't stand losing you

Galah killed today

Galah killed today
surprised by car on corner
paused while taking off

Graciously declined

Graciously declined
"Maybe later, maybe not"
Gentle no unlocked

Mother Nature's dance

Mother Nature's dance
pitter-patters on my roof
as I wake to rain

Thumbs up love heart eyes

Thumbs up love heart eyes
she replied with emoji
after my dick pic

Son born in heatwave

Son born in heatwave
wears winter clothes in summer
doesn't seem to sweat

Son was born in drought

Son was born in drought
didn't see rain until four
still chases each storm

Long curved road corner

Long curved road corner
hugs irrigation channel
pivots around tree

After the sun rose

After the sun rose
a peachy hue coloured day
smoke-filtered landscape

Resting in pieces

Resting in pieces
I’m sleeping with the fissures
when you crack me up

"In our prime," she says

"In our prime," she says
"Indivisible?" I ask
This pleases my love

Last seen last Christmas

Last seen last Christmas
looking tired, resigned to die
your time has moved on

A flash of sunlight

A flash of sunlight
glimpsed as our car leaves our home
radiant beauty

Reflect what I see

Reflect what I see
and see myself looking back
superficially

Judging distances

Judging distances
one of the pleasures driving
my eye holds measures

Garden is crowded

Garden is crowded
weeds of anxiety sprout
where perspective bloomed

Quarter past seven

Quarter past seven
an airplane flies overhead
kettle comes to boil

No rest on weekends

No rest on weekends
motivation does not shrink
watchng wasps at work

Circumnavigate

Circumnavigate
the elephant in the room
staying in the dark

When feeling scattered

When feeling scattered
as concentration battered
listless feels write lists

Hellish winds forecast

Hellish winds forecast
dessicating from the north
ahead of cool change

Lead balloon just dropped

Lead balloon just dropped
no one heard it on Facebook
hidden in comments

Admiring flowers

Admiring flowers
learn they’re silverleaf nightshade
common noxious weed

While drawing myself

While drawing myself
I'm surprised to recognise
my life partner's face

Electric net shape

Electric net shape
dances on the diamond tiles
swimming past like eels

Canberra has grown

Canberra has grown
rashes of parking meters
acne of cities

compound interest
collects wherever cars rest
confounds motorists

Little dogs"woof woof"

Little dogs"woof woof"
parodying their owners
humans bark "shut up"

Kids each bought donuts

Kids each bought donuts
using money from Christmas
at Leeton Pool shop

Warm winds as sun fades

Warm winds as sun fades
looking for my pack of wolves
shoulders to brush with

Riding as dusk falls

Riding as dusk falls
nostalgia inducing
while looking ahead

Watching my mother

Watching my mother
show photos to her grandkids
on her computer

Quiet on the roads

Quiet on the roads
the two police cars spotted
seem half the traffic

Shape in air ahead

Shape in air ahead
can’t tell if a pelican
or a cropduster

Grey box gum tree

Grey box gum tree
against the water channel
squeezed by sunflowers

Like a pick pocket

Like a pick pocket
Robin Hood as pick pocket
known as put pocket

Lying in the bath

Lying in the bath
imagining constriction
relief in release

A sound like a clap

A sound like a clap
ignites imaginations
my hand on her arse

Specific feeling

Specific feeling
unsatisfactorily
defined with language

Let's light a fire

Let's light a fire
then watch our world burn away
from ashes we'll grow

Bloom at your own pace

Bloom at your own pace
as Kurrajong trees blossom
every other year

Losing track of time

Losing track of time
as the year crawls to an end
between holidays

How does sunlight work?

How does sunlight work?
Making towels and sheets smell nice
making me happy

One of the best sounds

One of the best sounds
as they lie in bed waiting
that sigh women make

Return to the hills

Return to the hills
the scent of geranium
perfumes the hot breeze

It's incongruous

It's incongruous
chills felt when stepping outside
on a summer's day

Greatest love I've known

Greatest love I've known
the greatest lover I've known
thank you for knowing

My wishes for you

My wishes for you
may this season be festive
let love light your life

Can I disconnect?

Can I disconnect?
Retreat from virtual worlds
to remain present?

Fillings fill my days

Fillings fill my days
dreaming unlikely flavours
toasted sandwiches

Familiar dull ache

Familiar dull ache
smouldering distant longing
unrequited lust

Hide inside today

Hide inside today
water left outside for birds
hot weather forecast

Revving their engines

Revving their engines
those lonely young men tonight
wanking on the streets

Superb Parrots chirp

Superb Parrots chirp
flying quickly overhead
growing in numbers

The frog falls silent

The frog falls silent
as I approach his drainpipe
resumes when I pass

Watching lightning fall

Watching lightning fall
among dust-laden rain drops
awaiting thunder

As days flutter by

As days flutter by
they must feel like full lifetimes
to a butterfly

Crashed into window

Crashed into window
bent beak and feeling concussed
it's hard to Swallow

Exploring the dirt

Exploring the dirt
finding the places I'm hurt
letting the light in

Holding your blossom

Holding your blossom
we're flowers from the same tree
growing together

For resolution

For resolution
feel within your heart and gut
eyes do not see truth

Picking the scabs off

Picking the scabs off
the places where I should heal
watching old wounds bleed

Hidden in muscles

Hidden in muscles
discarded past emotions
knead to find release

I am here for you

I am here for you
offering patience and thought
reservoirs of love

White shape attracts eye

White shape attracts eye
it's a Heron stretching wings
contorts it's long neck

A thick rainbow arcs

A thick rainbow arcs
over my favourite gum tree
making my morning

A high-water mark

A high-water mark
in the form of a pale band
circling the bark

Tried kimchi pizza

Tried kimchi pizza
loved the vinegar with cheese
and spice with sweet sauce

Grass shifts between trees

Grass shifts between trees
as I approach the grass flees
green wings take to breeze

Grey clouds, humid wind

Grey clouds, humid wind
beads of sweat joined by rain drops
first day of summer

Donning my armour

Donning my armour
the breastplate covers my heart
hiding my feelings

Fingertips felt charged

Fingertips felt charged
relishing intimacy
her touch revealed much

Watching teachers fight

Watching teachers fight
evaluating their strengths
admiring technique

Days are lengthening

Days are lengthening
somehow hours are shortening
as time slips away

Wiradjuri scars

Wiradjuri scars
like sign posts by the roadside
we walk together

Jarring dissonance

Jarring dissonance
between the idea and thing
it's disconcerting

Holding onto you

Holding onto you
after our silence has stirred
wishing for more calm

Like Snapchat filters

Like Snapchat filters
but make you look a wanker.
Should be called Fapchat

There is no limit

"There is no limit,"
writes wise Michael Robbins, "to
what a poem can't do."

Firefox updated

Firefox updated
dark design and pop-up ads
because no NoScript

Some plants forecast rain

Some plants forecast rain
as pods pop in the hot breeze
spilling wattle seeds

Leaning with the stream

Leaning with the stream
rooted to this sandy point
as droughts and floods pass

River Red Gum tree
perhaps 1000 years old
sentinel of change

Hairy Panic rolls

Hairy Panic rolls
carried by the morning breeze
into a dry day

Grey Box trees give way

Grey Box trees give way
as the highway turns inland
wattles crowd the view

Alarm clock inside

Alarm clock inside
sleep broken with breaking wind
before dawn stirs birds

My woken heartache

My woken heartache
to see through another's eyes
reflect their strength back

As the lights go out

As the lights go out
the silence between breaths grows
frog croaks seem louder

Awakened to beeping

Awakened to beeping
after windows left open
forklifts can fuck off

Bricks warm to the touch

Bricks warm to the touch
insects and birds share puddles
summer's here early

Materialise

Materialise
handwritten words on a page
watching thoughts appear

Bounded by this flesh

Bounded by this flesh
our beings extend further
to reach into hearts

Wrote to my member

Wrote to my member
it wasn't the first time but
this time they wrote back

Eyes wander up legs

Eyes wander up legs
wondering eyes undressing
imagination roused

Awake to bird song

Awake to bird song
Is it their chorus at dawn
or restless full moon?

Over three storeys

Over three storeys
a caged pile of oranges
defying Short Street

"We're wounded," she says

"We're wounded," she says
"Both hurt in similar ways.
Nursing each other."

Honeyeater pecks

Honeyeater pecks
while precariously perched
grevillea blooms

Drizzling before dawn

Drizzling before dawn
washing left hanging on line
puddles by daylight

Some security

Some security
creates insecurity
takes one to know one

Tae Kwon Do again

Tae Kwon Do again
after thirty years or more
I still step to punch

Locked out from Google

Locked out from Google
haiku was my first concern
email second place