Waves roll over me

Waves roll over me
salt water soaks into skin
balancing my scales

I think in darkness

I think in darkness
briefly illuminated
realisation dawns

Flowing like water

Flowing like water
octopus runs to the sea
before vanishing

Among the rock pools

Among the rock pools
cut from sea communities
awaiting high tide

Bubbling at the mouth

Bubbling at the mouth
arms raised and ready to fight
crab guards a crevice

When the light is off

When the light is off
I can no longer discern
the direction home

Party in the trees

Party in the trees
loud colourful characters
Rainbow Lorikeets

The beach arcs northward

The beach arcs northward
wave after wave crashing down
as sand reflects light

Rising and falling

Rising and falling
wearing away at the shore
the sea never stops

Old stones over time

Old stones over time
the motion of the ocean
crumble into sand

Clouded horizon

Clouded horizon
curtain hanging in the east
hiding the sunrise

Bugs on the windscreen

Bugs on the windscreen
our canary in the mine
warning of collapse

Disempowering

Disempowering
professionalism cult
remain amateur

It’s not a myth take

It’s not a myth take
Poseidon prefers photos
taken in profile

Birdsong falls silent

Birdsong falls silent
under leaves they hide from hawks
circling overhead

Dawn dancing on leaves

Dawn dancing on leaves
glossy again after rain
radiating tree

Greensleeves melody

Greensleeves melody
echoes throughout holidays
stalking my children

Awake to chainsaws

Awake to chainsaws
after dreams of barren parks
cue anxiety

You're searching deeply

You're searching deeply
my heart feels undressed gently
eyes closed to your gaze

Crows fly to the west

Crows fly to the west
dance on the river floodplains
sleep under the stars

I dreamed of salad

I dreamed of salad
sandwich within a sandwich
it tasted tasty

Crows and cockatoos

Crows and cockatoos
circling my town this morning
after autumn rain

If birds knew words

If birds knew words
as sun rises each day
I'd hear headlines

Like some trick of light

Like some trick of light
broken white lines on blue sky
waves of Corellas

Little victories

Little victories
lurking under piling angst
hidden for later

Microscopically

Microscopically
your cells are in my body
you are part of me

This thick crust gives way

This thick crust gives way
revealing comfort and taste
to deliver you

When I'm sliced open

When I'm sliced open
you fill me with wholesome love
butter me with salves

She showed me her heart

She showed me her heart
hungry for intimacy
I was distracted

In my dreams I'm high

In my dreams I'm high
you're carrying magazines
we talk politics

Our magnetic fields

Our magnetic fields
crackle as we overlap
tingling sensations

Sitting in the dark

Sitting in the dark
chill returns to the morning
sun rises later

Enjoy the silence

Enjoy the silence
swimming deep underwater
try to remain calm

Woke to smell of smoke

Woke to smell of smoke
farmers burning off stubble
hopeful for rainfall

From granite they grow

From granite they grow
in a landscape drained by drought
tenacious flowers

She opens her arms

She opens her arms
the embrace barely reaches
it is just enough

From Snowy Mountains

From Snowy Mountains
the Murrumbidgee River
flows onto tables