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