Fight patriarchy

"Fight patriarchy,"
she said while stepping outside
as I washed dishes.

Narrow-leaf hop-bush

Narrow-leaf hop-bush
Brings the bees to my backyard
And they're like "Bzzzz"

That time when I flinched

That time when I flinched
as a stranger asked the time
then reassured me

Thalgara chardonnay 1999

Colour worse than piss
this unwooded chardonnay
mellow gold like Beck

Friends getting married

Friends getting married
means you don't see them again
aside from Facebook

Like a distant train

Like a distant train
my soundtrack to winter nights
the dull roar of fire

Puddles by the road

Puddles by the road
reflect sky, their origin
as clouds brought to earth

Rooster crows morning

Rooster crows morning
in the cold, wet, windy night
and it feels early

Winter sun rises

Winter sun rises
and burns a path through the fog
on my way to work

They glisten at night

They glisten at night
in pearl and crystal and frost
Cars under streetlights

I feel cold for them

I feel cold for them
as the temperature drops
and dogs start barking

It surprises me

It surprises me
when the Brindabellas rise
It feels like I'm home

The city won't stop

The city won't stop
growing bigger and changing
I don't know it now

All the unmarked roads

All the unmarked roads
disappear into the night
as I drive back home

The risk of my bath

The risk of my bath
comes from slipping out of time
-- a sink will wrinkle!

The crow’s measured walk

The crow’s measured walk
seems perfectly timed to dodge
my approaching car

Fog in the paddocks

Fog in the paddocks
reveals overnight rainfall
between home and work

Visiting sculptors

Visiting sculptors
worked granite through rain and shine
to create landmarks

A tear in the night

A tear in the night
awakes the birds in the trees
as morning's light leaks

Calabria Wines Montepulciano 2015

Silky smooth with oak
and rich fruit under currant
like merlot with spine