Whimsy

In a blink, my eye

In a blink, my eye
sees a flattened snake
then a piece of rope

Sometimes I feel trapped

Sometimes I feel trapped
in a web that is my own
design and making

Old bloke at the shops

Old bloke at the shops
offers to sleep with my love
doesn't threaten me

The streetlights seem dim

The streetlights seem dim
without the summer hot breeze
and cicadas song

That point in the year

That point in the year
when everyone looks back
before stepping out

Don't beat yourself up

Don't beat yourself up
Reliving the emotion
Lesson learned. Move on

That 'what if?' moment

That 'what if?' moment
When avoiding disaster
Then thanking something

A circuit is made

A circuit is made
When my fingers touch the strings
Music flows through me

To write a haiku

To write a haiku
It seems I must drive to work
Riding will not do

The sound of the wind

The sound of the wind
as it blows through cypress trees
Hisses like old tapes

A truck passes fast

A truck passes fast
and in its wake a flurry
of seed pulled from grass

Bugs rising like plumes
That disappear when up close
In the morning light

Purple flowers bloom
Protected by poison needles
Gorgeous Bathurst Burr

Mum sits in the ute
At the roadside with her kids
Waiting for school bus

Two boys holding hands
Supporting each other while
Rolling on skateboards