Crying will not help

Crying will not help
looking back on an era
good while it lasted

Artist in my dreams

Artist in my dreams
he's my spirit animal
subconscious at work

Glistening of leaves

Glistening of leaves
the angle of the sunrise
I see winter's depth

Without a razor

Without a razor
shadow bristles on my chin
my face is ragged

Scratch on my knuckles

Scratch on my knuckles
cracks showing in fingernails
my hands show winter

The email says "shipped"

The email says "shipped"
I'm anxious in awaiting
realisation

The sound of pool balls

The sound of pool balls
dropping at the table's end
burst of firecrackers

Misreading emails

Misreading emails
now Mercury retrograde
details fade to fears

He runs home screaming

He runs home screaming
someone threatened to shoot him
the police are called

Maintaining focus

Maintaining focus
crossing items off my list
restless for progress

Warm breeze from the north

Warm breeze from the north
gives me a feeling to run
take flight on the gusts

Went to bed early

Went to bed early
woke to son making school lunch
late on Friday night

Dating when older

Dating when older
reminding them of trauma
rewriting their lives

Regional artists

Regional artists
each relate to their landscape
each create their scope

Smell of tobacco

Smell of tobacco
hangs with secondhand curtains
darkening my days

A sense of purpose

A sense of purpose
committed to a practise
life as an artist

Under a blanket

Under a blanket
winter rain on a tin roof
grateful for a home

For a little more

For a little more
one holds a thing of beauty
a hard cover book

I buy sultanas

I buy sultanas
packs from each supermarket
they taste different

Really can't complain

Really can't complain
my son cooked dinner tonight
green chicken curry

On quiet mornings

On quiet mornings
emotions rise without source
what was I thinking?

Plumber shakes his head

Plumber shakes his head
"Baby wipes, man. Baby wipes."
Lucky it's tree roots

Under a blanket

Under a blanket
landscape almost black and white
damp clouds hang around

Anger flares again

Anger flares again
words tumble out of order
rage provokes more rage

Heightened beginnings

Heightened beginnings
my senses register aches
cold mornings return

Time-lapse photographs

Time-lapse photographs
make a day in the shadows
from a moonlit night

Counting the seconds

Counting the seconds
from distant flashing fireworks
to explosive start

As though colours drained

As though colours drained
only pale butterflies land
where mint flowers wilt

She knows that chatter

She knows that chatter
Willy Wagtail changing song
full moon approaches

Gentle reminder

Gentle reminder
when voicing disappointment
I am unburdened

Rising flood waters

Rising flood waters
stranding elevated knobs
as panic sets in