The cool of morning

The cool of morning
means blankets are required
for a brief moment
 

Inspiring collage

Inspiring collage
relationships between things
unexpected poems 

Asleep in a cocoon

Asleep in a cocoon
indifferent to numbness
waiting for demands 

Statements of knowledge

Statements of knowledge
talismanic books I own
objects of desires 

No when to say know

No when to say know
take yourself out of the work
don’t wrap your ego

It keeps happening

It keeps happening
your failure is not a fate
unromantic views 

Don’t give opinions

Don’t give opinions
unless giving something good
get carried away 

Make an exception

Make an exception
elevate ordinary
sprinkle magic dust

When you are caught up

When you are caught up
doing what’s needed to grow
easy to lose sight

Knowing when to stop

Knowing when to stop 
ingredient arrangement 
with a sense of play

Listen to what’s said

Listen to what’s said
real life is natural speech
people don’t grammar 

Listen to music

Listen to music
appreciate the balance
low notes and high notes 

Haven’t tried that yet

Haven’t tried that yet
there is always tomorrow
hope springs eternal 

Looking for old bones

Looking for old bones
dug myself into a hole
escaped from the past 

Seven years of wrong turns

Seven years of wrong turns
destinations aren’t endings
enjoy the journey 

Just messing around

Just messing around
undoing small successes
wasting energy

Maintain some grounding

Maintain some grounding
nothingness is comfortable
all of it dissolves 

Navigate your mind

Navigate your mind
build coping mechanisms
live with your failings 

Finding strategies

Finding strategies
dealing with psychology
mapped through art and life

These demographics

These demographics
suburban dreams filled my life
shaped my destiny 

Finally summer

Finally summer
returns to the swimming pool
I’m floating again 

People making noise

People making noise
an end to being alone
the sky now lightens 

Creation of goals

Creation of goals
starts a new experience
plots a new journey

 

Knowing my limits

Knowing my limits
helping all those around me
setting boundaries 

In meeting our needs

In meeting our needs
at times it’s pornographic
always reflects love 

Participation

Participation
creating space within art
letting someone in 

Moving energy

Moving energy
imagined inner landscapes
create resonance 

Letting go to flow

Letting go to flow
content to produce seasons
heaven does not speak 

Life is expression

Life is expression
modulated emotions
I’m played by affects 

Explore potentials

Explore potentials
processes of listening
in and out of worlds 

Single streams of thought

Single streams of thought
sporadic inspiration
temporality 

Within and without

Within and without
ideas of inner landscapes
emotional realms 

Have we forgotten?

Have we forgotten?
under darkness of COVID
freedom is nothing

How could we function

How could we function
without dividing our lives
without each other 

You anxious people

You anxious people
imagine terrible things
unreality 

Doubting what I see

Doubting what I see
the laws of the universe
expecting the worst 

Magical thinking

Magical thinking
unextraordinary
it’s disappointing 

Weird sort of window

Weird sort of window
looking through the internet
alters my senses 

Wounded ego masks

Wounded ego masks
my vulnerability
spirit of contempt 

A reflective role

A reflective role
from the outside looking in
non-conformity 

My full potential?

My full potential?
I’m never doing enough
feedback seems lacking 

Resistance from you

Resistance from you
counterweight to time alone
defines my meaning 

Take it all away

Take it all away
empty the vessel again
add what is needed 

Taking the slow road

Taking the slow road
meeting my desires and needs
naked in the woods 

This isn’t defeat

This isn’t defeat
tempering expectations
meeting my impulse 

This personal thing

This personal thing
shifted to be fictional
making space for you 

Treated like a dog

Treated like a dog
and I've seen how his pets live
I won't learn to heel 

Living our own worlds

Living our own worlds
navigating our own fears
our own destinies 

Look for challenges

Look for challenges
finding my inspiration
much scarcer than time 

Detailed recordings

Detailed recordings
microphones are microscopes
yet photographs lie 

Don’t use a technique

Don’t use a technique
know techniques are using you
inspiration flows 

Immaterial

Immaterial
my life on the internet
a psychic contained 

My quiet mornings

My quiet mornings
contemplative endeavours
required reflections 

In my ritual

In my ritual
my words find resonances
larger mysteries 

These epiphanies

These epiphanies
writing can be religious
nourishing my hopes 

The days I’m making

The days I’m making
living the best artful lives
no separations 

Standing in morning

Standing in morning
occasional human vowels
punctuating chirps

Life is a garden

Life is a garden
acts of organic kindness
growing what you can 

Silence makes moments

Silence makes moments
underscores expression
heightens the senses 

Accept it as yours

Accept it as yours
then never apologise
self-improvement goals 

'Opening up' lives

'Opening up' lives
after all those locked-down months
turning over rocks

More than characters

More than characters
honest language fills the world
alive with meaning 

Hardened bonds of love

Hardened bonds of love
held by threads of wilful steel
cement a friendship 

Crying through the night

Crying through the night
surprised to hear my questions
no gods for answers 

Threw my knives away

Threw my knives away
begging to make you happy
on my knees with want 

These early mornings

These early mornings
drinking tea and writing verse
my dates with the night

You might be hungry

You might be hungry
success might feel like a meal
don’t go for their scraps 

When you watch the trees

When you watch the trees
some days they’ll move in circles
made drunk by the wind 

Aspirations changed

Aspirations changed
the universe doesn’t dent
let’s make modest art 

By taking action

By taking action
rather than accepting it
that can make it worse

Following the crows

Following the crows
embracing our own shadows
flying on the winds

Across the abyss

Across the abyss
dimensions form boundaries
tangled threads of time

Comfortable homes

Comfortable homes
critics and audience know
artists find their place 

Health through intention

Health through intention
enriching activities
prioritised time 

Travelling while still

Travelling while still
internet mobility
deceiving senses 

Re-writing my words

Re-writing my words
re-articulating thoughts
revelatory 

Chasing those rabbits

Chasing those rabbits
following where their tail leads
opening new paths 

Embodied research

Embodied research
piling the puzzle pieces
finding connections 

Living in feelings

Living in feelings
compiling information
looking for a thread 

Playing with new toys

Playing with new toys
fathers revisit boyhood
through the lens of now 

Uncertain answers

Uncertain answers
left feeling vulnerable
retreat to the child 

Writing reflections

Writing reflections
representing emotions
creating these truths 

You don’t see backstage

You don’t see backstage
encouragements and kind eyes
the source of their strength 

Putting them aside

Putting them aside
very intentionally
letting go of words 

Art is not precious

Art is not precious
at the heart of creation
our passionate mess 

Among dead branches

Among dead branches
blackbird’s clutch of small blue eggs
I destroyed their nest 

Donate your profits

Donate your profits
redefine notions of worth
create more success 

Worthless as people

Worthless as people
egotistical arseholes
some famous artists 

That grating chatter

That grating chatter
flashes of colour in blooms
Rainbow Lorikeets 

Filling paperwork

Filling paperwork
90% drudgery
creative work waits 

Flying through town

Flying through town
cockatoos and currawongs
hungry as spring starts 

Mistakes will happen

Mistakes will happen
entering the unknown
the best accidents 

Trees became a grove

Trees became a grove
steam danced atop the co-op
framed by a sunrise 

Grinding of mortar

Grinding of mortar
as walls shift with earth tremors
my neck hairs rising 

Condensed summaries

Condensed summaries
I write tote bag poetry
vacations in thought 

Among precious thoughts

Among precious thoughts
worthless trinkets demand sight
art is devalued 

Smokier sunsets

Smokier sunsets
poetry’s job is beauty
apocalypse waits

Exiting in text

Exiting in text
thoughts disappear before time
lines are for waiting

Container of flesh

Container of flesh
can I be available
put aside thinking 

Where it will take you

Where it will take you
follow a thing for meaning
don’t think about it 

Deal with mechanics

Deal with mechanics
the less you note those feelings
more feelings emerge 

Planned to make money

Planned to make money
poetry got in the way
in my hours alone 

Consuming ideas

Consuming ideas
throwing sentences on wind
eating universe 

Alone in my thoughts

Alone in my thoughts
as one of my sensations
we walked on paper 

Shadows who we are

Shadows who we are
in this world where we forget
my desires are vague

Gasp and claw for air

Gasp and claw for air
let that unscripted outburst
punctuate your words 

Sometimes the readers

Sometimes the readers
walk alongside the speaker
navigating words 

Creative spirit

Creative spirit
that impetus within us
finds a tradition 

Our lives colliding

Our lives colliding
broadcasting from our bedrooms
sharing our small worlds 

Slipping in blessings

Slipping in blessings
ritual in my systems
spirits power on 

As drums count in songs

As drums count in songs
sets my pace like a routine
rhythm focuses

Rising chimney smoke

Rising chimney smoke
twisting against the dark sky
synced to Blackbird’s song 

Unironically

Unironically
living an oxymoron
at peak rock bottom

My more-able self

My more-able self
judges my less-able self
without compassion 

Pale flesh before me

Pale flesh before me
tenderly I slap her arse
moan colours her breath 

White spots when I blink

White spots when I blink
feels I’m staring at a sun
in her radiance 

Imagine our lives

Imagine our lives
if the sun was like the moon
four seasons each month 

Death cold-called my phone

Death cold-called my phone
I hadn’t known my heart died
her voice stirred something 

Pitch and resonance

Pitch and resonance
music translates into things
emotions emerge 

Future promises

Future promises
free hugs after the vaccine
fatalities first 

Sitting on the road

Sitting on the road
staring blankly at headlights
curious rabbit 

My missus and I

My missus and I
the years have run like rabbits*
emptied our burrow 

*Deliberately past tense
after WH Auden

Her intense blue eyes

Her intense blue eyes
belie a passion for life
the bunny boiler 

Enthusiastic

Enthusiastic
chirrups from the bottlebrush
red-cheeked wattle bird 

When I’m sick of work

When I’m sick of work
my creative nausea
balances my health 

Historic spaces

Historic spaces
museums for changing worlds
fading memories 

Know their noises

Know their noises
dickheads who live among us
want-to-be-artists 

I wind myself up

I wind myself up
working into a problem
then find it’s nothing 

It makes me feel small

It makes me feel small
spaces I usually drive
walking distances 

Paying attention

Paying attention
hiding among wattle blooms
yellow rosellas 

Testing your limits

Testing your limits
pushing on your boundaries
collaboration 

Cotoneaster tree

Cotoneaster tree
their visits have changed my mind
Yellow Rosellas 

Marching up the walls

Marching up the walls
ants occupy the bathroom
spiders look annoyed 

People are messed up

People are messed up
interested in weird shit
refuse to feel shamed 

Recognising chirps

Recognising chirps
in the cool before daybreak
hearing songs of spring 

Releasing my work

Releasing my work
knowing I’m the audience
self-satisfaction 

Finding my meaning

Finding my meaning
adjusting my expectations
finding my people 

Broadcast into space

Broadcast into space
when no one else engages
my work disappears 

It's a lonely street

It's a lonely street
where paperbark embraces 
a cold power pole

At supermarkets

At supermarkets
the checkouts were all open
before the lockdown

You might be hungry

You might be hungry
success might feel like a meal
don’t go for the bait 

It’s not that you’re bad

It’s not that you’re bad
whatever your passion bloom
you’re just not ready 

There’s still time to learn

There’s still time to learn
there are always improvements
and more to unlearn 

This time of the year

This time of the year
firing in all directions
manic episodes 

As she passes by

As she passes by
I'm naked in the hallway
and her breath deepens

Diaphanousness

Diaphanousness
reality around me
I grasp beyond words 

Stay lost without words

Stay lost without words
what we don’t know what to call
we can call beauty

Straightforward process

Straightforward process
feels a logical outcome
hides detours taken 

Things fall into place

Things fall into place
fulfilling expectations
surrendered regrets 

Glimpses of danger

Glimpses of danger
drawn to tranquil mystery
deep ocean water

Moving through dark rooms

Moving through dark rooms
feeling space for a flashlight
finding metaphors 

Shave off bits of time

Shave off bits of time
into a creative act
bottling energy 

Lazy at my core

Lazy at my core
seeking a sense of purpose
finding distractions 

How did I do that?

How did I do that?
my volatile energy
water made from wine 

Imploding my work

Imploding my work
with bouts of anxiety
fearless brief moments 

Mysterious days

Mysterious days
depression is a blank page
who was that person 

When you’re out of reach

When you’re out of reach
while falling into a hole
friends become echoes  

Love is love is love

Love is love is love
one word with many meanings
intimately known 

Wander in water

Wander in water
when I swim I meditate
my mind can let go 

Those discoveries

Those discoveries
in our everyday journey
meet more than one goal 

To be and to share

To be and to share
to discover and to learn
to live is purpose

Creating failure

Creating failure
our need for recognition
audience of one 

When you set a goal

When you set a goal
you make conditions to fail
a way to transform 

Make your gaze their own

Make your gaze their own
manipulate attention
artists shape your thoughts 

Better decisions

Better decisions
perceiving my emotions
connections through dance 

Reading words online

Reading words online
leaves me feeling defensive
let's meet where you are 

Invite viewers in

Invite viewers in
layers of understanding
commission new thoughts

Say something random

Say something random
swim in the lukewarm waters
you will inspire me 

Try to understand

Try to understand
I want the feeling you have
in our shared moments 

Publishing small words

Publishing small words
returning with new insights
trusting my process 

Not being afraid

Not being afraid
imagination and dreams
embracing failure 

So many problems

So many problems
where there’s a need for design
simpler solutions 

Their acknowledgment

Their acknowledgment
framed “I appreciate you”
serves love in new words 

Spinning on the spot

Spinning on the spot
releasing all other thoughts
each breath filled with praise 

You don’t even know

You don’t even know
how to find trust in their hearts
that gold which you seek 

Colourful visions

Colourful visions
psychedelic soaked honey
rooted deep in mud 

Holistic approach

Holistic approach
designs fermenting inside
what we incubate 

Asynchronous loves

Asynchronous loves
connect aspiring artists
create collectives 

Synthesise ideas

Synthesise ideas
spoken enthusiasm
galvanised people 

Scenes seen on the road

Scenes seen on the road
navigating with music
visual mixtapes 

Abandoning things

Abandoning things
look away to see anew
finding things again 

Thoughts grow weird alone

Thoughts grow weird alone
sense emerges from merging
conjoin lonely words

Wanting to go out

Wanting to go out
unable to plan ahead
this is a weird time 

Blinded by my mind

Blinded by my mind
I look and the things exist
I think and exist 

Long stretch of highway

Long stretch of highway
not thinking of directions
my thoughts can wander 

Good criticism

Good criticism
invitation into art
distinct point of view 

Teaching kids to drive

Teaching kids to drive
someone else can take the wheel
I can spot scarred trees 

There’s no ownership

There’s no ownership
sharing is part of making
I can’t hold music 

Memes are melodies

Memes are melodies
a vehicle for your voice
erode copyright

Look at their faces

Look at their faces
overwhelmed by emotion
love hides in their eyes 

Where boundaries blur

Where boundaries blur
I find ideas in mistakes 
through my bad eyesight

Social media

Social media
abysses of distraction
draining away time

 

Leaves on the same tree

Leaves on the same tree
we fall individually
moved by the same breeze 

To be a father

To be a father
holding their hearts in my hands
while hiding my wounds 

Today's achievement

Today's achievement
eating two bulbs of garlic
updates to follow 

Hide the gut process

Hide the gut process
by protecting intentions
they rarely make sense 

Self-diagnosis

Self-diagnosis
sleepless and emotional
full moon energy 

Natural instincts

Natural instincts
within difficult moments
reveal somebody 

Show up for your friends

Show up for your friends
give presents of your presence
show where your heart lies 

I go to my art

I go to my art
redefine reality
life makes metaphors

We’re human beings

We’re human beings
listening attentively
being of service 

My mind is racing

My mind is racing
finding fears lying ahead
where nothing is real

Born of our struggles

Born of our struggles
art is not for art’s own sake
we create the world 

The weight of our truths

The weight of our truths
fall squarely on our shoulders
speak yours for relief

Nature nurtures me

Nature nurtures me
our forests are my churches
small-talk is a weed 

Memories in dreams

Memories in dreams
our time is not linear
ancestors talking 

Truths of human lives

Truths of human lives
fictitious fictions in verse
like old Greek poets 

Our disagreements

Our disagreements
seeing things differently
it’s interesting 

Inserting myself

Inserting myself
into other works of art
imagination 

Pleasure in between

Pleasure in between
discomfort, desire, resolve
forwards and backwards 

Clicking Facebook ads

Clicking Facebook ads
my interest is floral shirts
timeline looks like spring

Love shines where we grow

Love shines where we grow
reaching toward reflections
your eye a mirror 

I see your efforts

I see your efforts
being honest with yourself
opening your heart 

Success and failure

Success and failure
two sides of the same process
the desire to make 

Drunk with jealousy

Drunk with jealousy
hiding my fear of failure
growing old alone 

Seeking my places

Seeking my places
apprenticing with nature
becoming feral 

Etymology

Etymology
adopt the term “amateur”
live as “one who loves” 

I can give you tools

I can give you tools
maximise your potential
I can’t carry you 

Have an idea

Have an idea
communicate idea
learn how to make it 

Fuck up your sketchbook

Fuck up your sketches
make your mistakes creative
become an artist 

Laughing and crying

Laughing and crying
it’s funny because it’s true
humour rides your fears 

Dread becomes the air

Dread becomes the air
store all your fears in stories
breathe life into words 

The trees tell stories

The trees tell stories
I believe in miracles
fairytales come true 

Stay there long enough

Stay there long enough
the pieces all fall away
things will bloom again 

In a piece of poem

In a piece of poem
unfolding inside essays
flickers of stories 

Little silent space

Little silent space
wrapped and muffled with a veil
holes everywhere 

Impossible life

Impossible life
finding space for these marvels
accessing my dreams 

Fiction becomes fact

Fiction becomes fact
soldiers murdered by robots
autonomous drones 

Tuckerbil Wetland

Tuckerbil Wetland
green with African Boxthorn
habitat for wrens 

Collective action

Collective action
nurtures my nature
please boost my signal 

Lives lie in fragments

Lives lie in fragments
pain-filled experiences
be kind to your selves 

My ear on your mouth

My ear on your mouth
we create communities
I believe in you 

Experiences

Experiences
in vulnerability
targeting my heart 

These wandering thoughts

These wandering thoughts
fascination in unknowns
shadows calling me 

When I am alone

When I am alone
sensitive to surroundings
aware of my path 

Philosophical

Philosophical
nutrition in solitude
productive alone 

Collecting pieces

Collecting pieces
I feel like a camera
every pore zoomed 

Burst categories

Burst categories
I am more than one person
networks can’t hold me 

Self-indulgent baths

Self-indulgent baths 
pouring all the hot water
cleaning my outlook

Before they react

Before they react
someone must make time to read
writing is potent 

Rich layers revealed

Rich layers revealed
first cuts don’t need precision
cake is like music

With every song

With every song
I reinvent and evolve
discover my voice 

Stay true to yourself

Stay true to yourself 
don’t fear being different
be original

Curiosities

Curiosities
sometimes overlap desires
uncovered impulse 

Bigger than my fears

Bigger than my fears
investing in new desires
that will fuel my heart 

Culture of a group

Culture of a group
fusing personalities
collaboration 

Creating platforms

Creating platforms
opening public spaces
public dialogues 

Memories of towns

Memories of towns
sent to myself on postcards
places with ideas 

One stray coffee ground

One stray coffee ground
at the bottom of my cup
bitter zing to close 

Hidden in your gut

Hidden in your gut
your own barometer
start paying notice 

Our drought has been long

Our drought has been long
passenger of my passage
please water my roots 

You become the noun

You become the noun
a father to your children
by doing the verb 

Shaping energies

Shaping energies
your responsibilities
as a musician 

Don’t stray from the path

Don’t stray from the path
be confident in knowing
the journey is life 

Life as an artist

Life as an artist
my success is obvious
I sleep when I want 

An unblinking eye

An unblinking eye
dinner served with a question:
Do fish have feelings? 

My poem is a prayer

My poem is a prayer
it’s energy is heartfelt
honouring my thoughts 

Specific image

Specific image
an ending handed to me
a path to follow 

Heard over the fence

Heard over the fence
angry old man radio
righteous opinions 

Cutting yet astute

Cutting yet astute
our critics offer insights
if we can hear them 

The club in my dream

The club in my dream
became a department store
bought a cymbal toy 

After carrying

After carrying
we both had stains on our shirts
charcoal grey sofa 

Work with what comes up

Work with what comes up
intuition is your guide
don’t overthink it 

Your problems aren’t solved

Your problems aren’t solved
process experiences
complete the homework 

These conversations

These conversations
people have about themselves
reinforce fictions 

Anthropomorphise

Anthropomorphise
landscapes need humans for scale
shrink figures for awe 

Be porous in thoughts

Be porous in thoughts
collaborate with nature
art is alchemy

What do you absorb?

What do you absorb?
soaking the environment
connecting through space 

Give and be received

Give and be received
one-way flow in video
a delayed process 

Healing tanka

When feeling broken
healing can mean aligning
move into new thoughts
put your body in service
let energy move through you 

Reconnect with baths

Reconnect with baths
your aquatic beginnings
rebirth each day 

Listening to bells

Listening to bells
feeling their waves roll over
massaged by their sounds 

A line lights the sky

A line lights the sky
stepping outside this morning
shooting star blessing 

I mowed back the mint

I mowed back the mint
now butterflies aren't landing
my garden bores me 

Journaling tanka

Skim scum off your pond
prioritise mental health
writing is a gift
anybody can do it
catch lofty goals and big dreams 

Sounds like a crowd cheers

Sounds like a crowd cheers
I'm watching an empty beach
as big waves smash rocks 

There’s no confusion

There’s no confusion
no sort of chance elements
completely scripted 

Cutting back coffee

Cutting back coffee 
as it's only effective
if it has effect

Daylight saving ends

Daylight saving ends 
I turn off the microwave
then on at midday

Out past breaking waves

Out past breaking waves
the scene seems to lose focus
as the ocean smooths 

Beach sign says "no dogs"

Beach sign says "no dogs"
yet every family
walks with exceptions 

Without being weird

Without being weird
feel free to share fears of death
write songs to a ghost 

Within and without

Within and without
inhabiting boundaries
in-between spaces 

Focus and foci

Focus and foci
spectacle and surveillance
this tree grows webcams

 

Serving sentences

Serving sentences
manipulating language
expressing power 

A glimpse of beauty

A glimpse of beauty
yet if I return to see
it’s not the same scene

 

One cup for the day

One cup for the day
little sips while I’m offline
my cup of restraint 

Copywriting words

Copywriting words
worrying they want my best
when they take my worst 

Unannounced ideas

Unannounced ideas
their knocking is not a kick
invite them inside 

Sound travels through us

Sound travels through us
vibrating our essences
our porosity 

A sixth sense of sorts

A sixth sense of sorts
feeling different pressures
fish have these organs 

Practicing self-care

Practicing self-care
requires transcending the self
nurturing the soul 

These happiest years

These happiest years
an unremarkable life
my debt owed to her 

Ornamental pears

Ornamental pears
making a sound like streamers
celebrating fall 

Being in service

Being in service
shape-shifting for grant money
embedding my dreams 

Pantheon of loves

Pantheon of loves
different relationships
intersecting hearts 

Embraced and nourished

Embraced and nourished
sustaining blooms among weeds
our intimacies 

Animatronic

Animatronic
anima and animus
Jung needs updating 

Posing as questions

Posing as questions
provocations hide answers
unsolving problems 

Spontaneous choice

Spontaneous choice
mediums express ideas
intuit meanings 

Words outlive authors

Words outlive authors
text is a physical space
read with your body 

Thousands of doorways

Thousands of doorways
poetry has a building
I won’t read their maps 

What feels exciting?

What feels exciting?
prioritising my comfort
curiosity 

Writing about joy

Writing about joy
finding enthusiasm
noting happy times 

Handling a spaceman

Handling a spaceman
then bitten by a spider
promoting my films 

Freedom in thinking

Freedom in thinking
dissolving identity
flexibility 

Let's say “not all men”

Let's say “not all men”
for males abandoned those roles
leaving no allies 

Our gendered bodies

Our gendered bodies
share more in common than not
our unisex souls 

Unhealthy madness

Unhealthy madness
artistic genius myths
we’re all creative 

Seed of an idea

Seed of an idea
sprouting in soil of free time
watered with deadlines 

People love process

People love process
identify with others
disembodied hands 

Self-aggrandising

Self-aggrandising
my vulnerability
soulful cannibal 

Light goes through her eye

Light goes through her eye
illuminates the iris
and I skip a breath 

Magpies change their tune

Magpies change their tune
Murrumbidgee Lowry "peep"
autumn is starting 

If you love someone

If you love someone
you know the trust to answer
“what are you thinking?” 

[Occasional tanka]

Metaphysical
writing is not visual
language becomes tools

these words are an instrument
I play guitar with four hands 

My early mornings

My early mornings
night is the time for writing
passionate thoughts flow 

Be a believer

Be a believer
offer some encouragement
don’t warn of problems 

Turn on the red lights

Turn on the red lights 
switch your brain into neutral
when the day closes

Taking one layer

Taking one layer
looking at small elements
build a new picture 

Just do what you can

Just do what you can
it’s important to tinker
play with new ideas


Like a time capsule

Like a time capsule
react emotionally
good bones build stories

Figuring it out

Figuring it out
breaking from that tendency
applied thought process 

Abstract painting style

Abstract painting style
Jimi Hendrix DNA
erosions of form 

Beginning journeys

Beginning journeys
a randomness in colour
tweak the little things 

Unselfconsciousness

Unselfconsciousness
opening creative space
it’s a sacred thing 

Stirred by my longings

Stirred by my longings
mixed accountabilities
all double-edged swords 

Give me strength to face

Give me strength to face
time and space and solitude
what I’m learning now 

Asking people check

Asking people check
question what I’m processing
hear the things I think 

Scrap metal symbols

Scrap metal symbols
memories outside our lives
subconscious language 

Stepping out sometimes

Stepping out sometimes
refreshing my batteries
looking for new love 

Weight around my neck

Weight around my neck
keeping some things to myself
holding my thoughts down 

Told we’re not enough

Told we’re not enough
that we should be doing more
do the best and win 

My deepest question

My deepest question
what’s going to fill my heart
because I’m lucky 

No grander designs

No grander designs
imagined trajectory
I stumbled on to 

My dutiful kids

My dutiful kids
they ask what I plan to do
as they try their best 

Resist temptation

Resist temptation
my worth is not my day job
my dreams satisfied 

After summer cooled

After summer cooled
the swimming pool has opened
prices have gone up 

Those moments we shared

Those moments we shared
play on a loop in my head
I’m a fan of yours 

Summarise my thoughts

Summarise my thoughts
exporting an emotion
is art cathartic? 

Ideas of success

Ideas of success
showing I’m loved by someone
needing a witness 

Perhaps a union

Perhaps a union
as I’ve dreamed about weddings
for the last two nights 

Message to myself

Message to myself
stop reaching for the biscuits
start cooking an egg 

Waste idle moments

Waste idle moments
suck at something everyday
think without outcome 

Women and men

Women and men
address the superficial
girth is not your worth 

Contrast energies

Contrast energies
negative and positive
life in the balance 

A way of caring

A way of caring
this is our natural world
take care of ourselves 

Our daily routines

Our daily routines
contain our personal lives
share our true natures 

Traditional music

Traditional music
connecting with ancestors
sing their spirits 

We collaborate

We collaborate
our sublime aspects appear
we become others 

Kids become parents

Kids become parents
we’re learning to disappear
our greatest lesson 

Don’t justify it

Don’t justify it
stay authentic in your art
be vulnerable 

Everybody

Everybody
try to investigate it
there’s something for you 

Find laughter or joy

Find laughter or joy
in the gaps of daily life
make moments for play 

On a cloudy day

On a cloudy day
a distinct shade of green glows
the landscape changes 

I call you hot stuff

"I call you hot stuff
'cause you got forty degrees,"
says my oldest son.

From behind a screen

From behind a screen
shining work on light admired
holding doors open 

Unrequited art

Unrequited art 
multiple loves to indulge
got nothing but time

All Earth in one year

All Earth in one year
eight minutes before midnight
humans rise and fall 

Let's see what’s missing

Let's see what’s missing
stored in empty packages
imagination

Australian art

Australian art
begins with a blank canvas
ends with a blank look

Water has three states

Water has three states
but not really only three
clouds, steam, ice and rain 

Grinding my worries

Grinding my worries
in the smallest of gestures
performing calm thoughts

Anticipation

Anticipation
being self-doubt and wonder
trying to fit in 

Serious or not

Serious or not
we have kept our innocence
hiding irony 

Letting ideas flow

Letting ideas flow
keeping boundaries fluid
play is important 

Knock all the things down

Knock all the things down
smash the system to begin
build them all again 

Sharing our ideas

Sharing our ideas
a healthy framework of ‘yes’
collaboration 

Drawn to mark-making

Drawn to mark-making
does my message come across
crowded mediums 

Applications close

Applications close
all the tabs in my browser
strain under your voice 

My words will travel

My words will travel
a universal donor
type-0 negative 

Microbiota

Microbiota
constitute our consciousness
we're never alone 

Records like diaries

Records like diaries
document performances
dream journals these days 

Brightness falls from air

Brightness falls from air
experiments with lightning
forming through vapours 

Animal spirits

Animal spirits
complete material souls
conducted through dreams 

Circumfluent clouds

Circumfluent clouds
ethereal amber glow
led by phosphor light 

Electricity

Electricity
so incapable of rest
brief hanging ribbons 

Drawn up by the sun

Drawn up by the sun
formed from moist exhalations
evaporations

 

Natural science

Natural science
following a fluent route
hold onto your breath 

Devils in details

Devils in details
shopping lists and newsletters
flammable remains 

Celebrate leaving

Celebrate leaving
something was and now isn't
obituaries 

Lazy thought despair

Lazy thought despair
mildest summer forever 
hiding in forecast