Leaves on the same tree

Leaves on the same tree
we fall individually
moved by the same breeze 

To be a father

To be a father
holding their hearts in my hands
while hiding my wounds 

Today's achievement

Today's achievement
eating two bulbs of garlic
updates to follow 

Hide the gut process

Hide the gut process
by protecting intentions
they rarely make sense 

Self-diagnosis

Self-diagnosis
sleepless and emotional
full moon energy 

Natural instincts

Natural instincts
within difficult moments
reveal somebody 

Show up for your friends

Show up for your friends
give presents of your presence
show where your heart lies 

I go to my art

I go to my art
redefine reality
life makes metaphors

We’re human beings

We’re human beings
listening attentively
being of service 

My mind is racing

My mind is racing
finding fears lying ahead
where nothing is real

Born of our struggles

Born of our struggles
art is not for art’s own sake
we create the world 

The weight of our truths

The weight of our truths
fall squarely on our shoulders
speak yours for relief

Nature nurtures me

Nature nurtures me
our forests are my churches
small-talk is a weed 

Memories in dreams

Memories in dreams
our time is not linear
ancestors talking 

Truths of human lives

Truths of human lives
fictitious fictions in verse
like old Greek poets 

Our disagreements

Our disagreements
seeing things differently
it’s interesting 

Inserting myself

Inserting myself
into other works of art
imagination 

Pleasure in between

Pleasure in between
discomfort, desire, resolve
forwards and backwards 

Clicking Facebook ads

Clicking Facebook ads
my interest is floral shirts
timeline looks like spring

Love shines where we grow

Love shines where we grow
reaching toward reflections
your eye a mirror 

I see your efforts

I see your efforts
being honest with yourself
opening your heart 

Success and failure

Success and failure
two sides of the same process
the desire to make 

Drunk with jealousy

Drunk with jealousy
hiding my fear of failure
growing old alone 

Seeking my places

Seeking my places
apprenticing with nature
becoming feral 

Etymology

Etymology
adopt the term “amateur”
live as “one who loves” 

I can give you tools

I can give you tools
maximise your potential
I can’t carry you 

Have an idea

Have an idea
communicate idea
learn how to make it 

Fuck up your sketchbook

Fuck up your sketches
make your mistakes creative
become an artist 

Laughing and crying

Laughing and crying
it’s funny because it’s true
humour rides your fears 

Dread becomes the air

Dread becomes the air
store all your fears in stories
breathe life into words 

The trees tell stories

The trees tell stories
I believe in miracles
fairytales come true 

Stay there long enough

Stay there long enough
the pieces all fall away
things will bloom again 

In a piece of poem

In a piece of poem
unfolding inside essays
flickers of stories 

Little silent space

Little silent space
wrapped and muffled with a veil
holes everywhere 

Impossible life

Impossible life
finding space for these marvels
accessing my dreams 

Fiction becomes fact

Fiction becomes fact
soldiers murdered by robots
autonomous drones 

Tuckerbil Wetland

Tuckerbil Wetland
green with African Boxthorn
habitat for wrens 

Collective action

Collective action
nurtures my nature
please boost my signal 

Lives lie in fragments

Lives lie in fragments
pain-filled experiences
be kind to your selves 

My ear on your mouth

My ear on your mouth
we create communities
I believe in you 

Experiences

Experiences
in vulnerability
targeting my heart 

These wandering thoughts

These wandering thoughts
fascination in unknowns
shadows calling me 

When I am alone

When I am alone
sensitive to surroundings
aware of my path 

Philosophical

Philosophical
nutrition in solitude
productive alone 

Collecting pieces

Collecting pieces
I feel like a camera
every pore zoomed 

Burst categories

Burst categories
I am more than one person
networks can’t hold me 

Self-indulgent baths

Self-indulgent baths 
pouring all the hot water
cleaning my outlook

Before they react

Before they react
someone must make time to read
writing is potent 

Rich layers revealed

Rich layers revealed
first cuts don’t need precision
cake is like music

With every song

With every song
I reinvent and evolve
discover my voice 

Stay true to yourself

Stay true to yourself 
don’t fear being different
be original

Curiosities

Curiosities
sometimes overlap desires
uncovered impulse 

Bigger than my fears

Bigger than my fears
investing in new desires
that will fuel my heart 

Culture of a group

Culture of a group
fusing personalities
collaboration 

Creating platforms

Creating platforms
opening public spaces
public dialogues 

Memories of towns

Memories of towns
sent to myself on postcards
places with ideas 

One stray coffee ground

One stray coffee ground
at the bottom of my cup
bitter zing to close 

Hidden in your gut

Hidden in your gut
your own barometer
start paying notice 

Our drought has been long

Our drought has been long
passenger of my passage
please water my roots 

You become the noun

You become the noun
a father to your children
by doing the verb 

Shaping energies

Shaping energies
your responsibilities
as a musician 

Don’t stray from the path

Don’t stray from the path
be confident in knowing
the journey is life 

Life as an artist

Life as an artist
my success is obvious
I sleep when I want 

An unblinking eye

An unblinking eye
dinner served with a question:
Do fish have feelings? 

My poem is a prayer

My poem is a prayer
it’s energy is heartfelt
honouring my thoughts 

Specific image

Specific image
an ending handed to me
a path to follow 

Heard over the fence

Heard over the fence
angry old man radio
righteous opinions 

Cutting yet astute

Cutting yet astute
our critics offer insights
if we can hear them 

The club in my dream

The club in my dream
became a department store
bought a cymbal toy 

After carrying

After carrying
we both had stains on our shirts
charcoal grey sofa 

Work with what comes up

Work with what comes up
intuition is your guide
don’t overthink it 

Your problems aren’t solved

Your problems aren’t solved
process experiences
complete the homework 

These conversations

These conversations
people have about themselves
reinforce fictions 

Anthropomorphise

Anthropomorphise
landscapes need humans for scale
shrink figures for awe 

Be porous in thoughts

Be porous in thoughts
collaborate with nature
art is alchemy

What do you absorb?

What do you absorb?
soaking the environment
connecting through space 

Give and be received

Give and be received
one-way flow in video
a delayed process 

Healing tanka

When feeling broken
healing can mean aligning
move into new thoughts
put your body in service
let energy move through you 

Reconnect with baths

Reconnect with baths
your aquatic beginnings
rebirth each day 

Listening to bells

Listening to bells
feeling their waves roll over
massaged by their sounds 

A line lights the sky

A line lights the sky
stepping outside this morning
shooting star blessing 

I mowed back the mint

I mowed back the mint
now butterflies aren't landing
my garden bores me 

Journaling tanka

Skim scum off your pond
prioritise mental health
writing is a gift
anybody can do it
catch lofty goals and big dreams 

Sounds like a crowd cheers

Sounds like a crowd cheers
I'm watching an empty beach
as big waves smash rocks 

There’s no confusion

There’s no confusion
no sort of chance elements
completely scripted 

Cutting back coffee

Cutting back coffee 
as it's only effective
if it has effect

Daylight saving ends

Daylight saving ends 
I turn off the microwave
then on at midday

Out past breaking waves

Out past breaking waves
the scene seems to lose focus
as the ocean smooths 

Beach sign says "no dogs"

Beach sign says "no dogs"
yet every family
walks with exceptions 

Without being weird

Without being weird
feel free to share fears of death
write songs to a ghost 

Within and without

Within and without
inhabiting boundaries
in-between spaces 

Focus and foci

Focus and foci
spectacle and surveillance
this tree grows webcams

 

Serving sentences

Serving sentences
manipulating language
expressing power 

A glimpse of beauty

A glimpse of beauty
yet if I return to see
it’s not the same scene

 

One cup for the day

One cup for the day
little sips while I’m offline
my cup of restraint 

Copywriting words

Copywriting words
worrying they want my best
when they take my worst 

Unannounced ideas

Unannounced ideas
their knocking is not a kick
invite them inside 

Sound travels through us

Sound travels through us
vibrating our essences
our porosity 

A sixth sense of sorts

A sixth sense of sorts
feeling different pressures
fish have these organs 

Practicing self-care

Practicing self-care
requires transcending the self
nurturing the soul