Faint sound from the wind

Faint sound from the wind
whistling through the window frame
the locked doors are mocked

Return to routine

Return to routine
helping kids pack their school bags
find lunch from last year 

Their nervous chatter

Their nervous chatter
corellas over the pool
white wings reflect blue 

Waking to raindrops

Waking to raindrops
lower temperatures forecast
a sense of relief
mingles with disappointment
knowing I won’t go swimming

Cockroach tanka

Every morning
a cockroach trapped in the sink
beautiful creatures
though quick with boiling water 
it feels wrong to make them die

Through the veil of night

Through the veil of night
an urgent trail on my face
taste of sweet kisses 

Long as summer days

Long as summer days
made longer moving slowly
avoiding sunlight 

The cool of morning

The cool of morning
means blankets are required
for a brief moment
 

Inspiring collage

Inspiring collage
relationships between things
unexpected poems 

Asleep in a cocoon

Asleep in a cocoon
indifferent to numbness
waiting for demands 

Statements of knowledge

Statements of knowledge
talismanic books I own
objects of desires 

No when to say know

No when to say know
take yourself out of the work
don’t wrap your ego

It keeps happening

It keeps happening
your failure is not a fate
unromantic views 

Don’t give opinions

Don’t give opinions
unless giving something good
get carried away 

Make an exception

Make an exception
elevate ordinary
sprinkle magic dust

When you are caught up

When you are caught up
doing what’s needed to grow
easy to lose sight

Knowing when to stop

Knowing when to stop 
ingredient arrangement 
with a sense of play

Listen to what’s said

Listen to what’s said
real life is natural speech
people don’t grammar 

Listen to music

Listen to music
appreciate the balance
low notes and high notes 

Haven’t tried that yet

Haven’t tried that yet
there is always tomorrow
hope springs eternal 

Looking for old bones

Looking for old bones
dug myself into a hole
escaped from the past 

Seven years of wrong turns

Seven years of wrong turns
destinations aren’t endings
enjoy the journey 

Just messing around

Just messing around
undoing small successes
wasting energy

Maintain some grounding

Maintain some grounding
nothingness is comfortable
all of it dissolves 

Navigate your mind

Navigate your mind
build coping mechanisms
live with your failings 

Finding strategies

Finding strategies
dealing with psychology
mapped through art and life

These demographics

These demographics
suburban dreams filled my life
shaped my destiny 

Finally summer

Finally summer
returns to the swimming pool
I’m floating again 

People making noise

People making noise
an end to being alone
the sky now lightens 

Creation of goals

Creation of goals
starts a new experience
plots a new journey

 

Knowing my limits

Knowing my limits
helping all those around me
setting boundaries 

In meeting our needs

In meeting our needs
at times it’s pornographic
always reflects love 

Participation

Participation
creating space within art
letting someone in 

Moving energy

Moving energy
imagined inner landscapes
create resonance 

Letting go to flow

Letting go to flow
content to produce seasons
heaven does not speak 

Life is expression

Life is expression
modulated emotions
I’m played by affects 

Explore potentials

Explore potentials
processes of listening
in and out of worlds 

Single streams of thought

Single streams of thought
sporadic inspiration
temporality 

Within and without

Within and without
ideas of inner landscapes
emotional realms 

Have we forgotten?

Have we forgotten?
under darkness of COVID
freedom is nothing

How could we function

How could we function
without dividing our lives
without each other 

You anxious people

You anxious people
imagine terrible things
unreality 

Doubting what I see

Doubting what I see
the laws of the universe
expecting the worst 

Magical thinking

Magical thinking
unextraordinary
it’s disappointing 

Weird sort of window

Weird sort of window
looking through the internet
alters my senses 

Wounded ego masks

Wounded ego masks
my vulnerability
spirit of contempt 

A reflective role

A reflective role
from the outside looking in
non-conformity 

My full potential?

My full potential?
I’m never doing enough
feedback seems lacking 

Resistance from you

Resistance from you
counterweight to time alone
defines my meaning 

Take it all away

Take it all away
empty the vessel again
add what is needed 

Taking the slow road

Taking the slow road
meeting my desires and needs
naked in the woods 

This isn’t defeat

This isn’t defeat
tempering expectations
meeting my impulse 

This personal thing

This personal thing
shifted to be fictional
making space for you 

Treated like a dog

Treated like a dog
and I've seen how his pets live
I won't learn to heel 

Living our own worlds

Living our own worlds
navigating our own fears
our own destinies 

Look for challenges

Look for challenges
finding my inspiration
much scarcer than time 

Detailed recordings

Detailed recordings
microphones are microscopes
yet photographs lie 

Don’t use a technique

Don’t use a technique
know techniques are using you
inspiration flows 

Immaterial

Immaterial
my life on the internet
a psychic contained 

My quiet mornings

My quiet mornings
contemplative endeavours
required reflections 

In my ritual

In my ritual
my words find resonances
larger mysteries 

These epiphanies

These epiphanies
writing can be religious
nourishing my hopes 

The days I’m making

The days I’m making
living the best artful lives
no separations 

Standing in morning

Standing in morning
occasional human vowels
punctuating chirps

Life is a garden

Life is a garden
acts of organic kindness
growing what you can 

Silence makes moments

Silence makes moments
underscores expression
heightens the senses 

Accept it as yours

Accept it as yours
then never apologise
self-improvement goals 

'Opening up' lives

'Opening up' lives
after all those locked-down months
turning over rocks

More than characters

More than characters
honest language fills the world
alive with meaning 

Hardened bonds of love

Hardened bonds of love
held by threads of wilful steel
cement a friendship 

Crying through the night

Crying through the night
surprised to hear my questions
no gods for answers 

Threw my knives away

Threw my knives away
begging to make you happy
on my knees with want 

These early mornings

These early mornings
drinking tea and writing verse
my dates with the night

You might be hungry

You might be hungry
success might feel like a meal
don’t go for their scraps 

When you watch the trees

When you watch the trees
some days they’ll move in circles
made drunk by the wind 

Aspirations changed

Aspirations changed
the universe doesn’t dent
let’s make modest art 

By taking action

By taking action
rather than accepting it
that can make it worse

Following the crows

Following the crows
embracing our own shadows
flying on the winds

Across the abyss

Across the abyss
dimensions form boundaries
tangled threads of time

Comfortable homes

Comfortable homes
critics and audience know
artists find their place 

Health through intention

Health through intention
enriching activities
prioritised time 

Travelling while still

Travelling while still
internet mobility
deceiving senses 

Re-writing my words

Re-writing my words
re-articulating thoughts
revelatory 

Chasing those rabbits

Chasing those rabbits
following where their tail leads
opening new paths 

Embodied research

Embodied research
piling the puzzle pieces
finding connections 

Living in feelings

Living in feelings
compiling information
looking for a thread 

Playing with new toys

Playing with new toys
fathers revisit boyhood
through the lens of now 

Uncertain answers

Uncertain answers
left feeling vulnerable
retreat to the child 

Writing reflections

Writing reflections
representing emotions
creating these truths 

You don’t see backstage

You don’t see backstage
encouragements and kind eyes
the source of their strength 

Putting them aside

Putting them aside
very intentionally
letting go of words 

Art is not precious

Art is not precious
at the heart of creation
our passionate mess 

Among dead branches

Among dead branches
blackbird’s clutch of small blue eggs
I destroyed their nest 

Donate your profits

Donate your profits
redefine notions of worth
create more success 

Worthless as people

Worthless as people
egotistical arseholes
some famous artists 

That grating chatter

That grating chatter
flashes of colour in blooms
Rainbow Lorikeets 

Filling paperwork

Filling paperwork
90% drudgery
creative work waits 

Flying through town

Flying through town
cockatoos and currawongs
hungry as spring starts 

Mistakes will happen

Mistakes will happen
entering the unknown
the best accidents