A forklift’s beeping

A forklift’s beeping
cuts through early morning air
like an alarm clock

Look up at the sky

Look up at the sky
for timeless inspiration
sublime qualities

The facts form a text

The facts form a text
we’re reading between the lines
to make our meanings

Last night in a dream

Last night in a dream
planets on the horizon
as big as full moons

Looking for dawn's glow

Looking for dawn's glow
hoping a ray of sunlight
will colour grey clouds

6:30am

6:30am
a melody on the breeze
as someone's phone sings

Heavy with blossom

Heavy with blossom
old grey box tree fell over
bees have not noticed

The birds and the bees

The birds and the bees
shared these high-rise apartments
now horizontal

Percussive alarm

Percussive alarm
waving wings reveal a meal
turning on the spot

Worse than rejection

Worse than rejection
the lack of explanation
halts moving forward

Looking out the front

Looking out the front
morning light between the blinds
wattle and saltbush

Gherkins for jerking

Gherkins for jerking
Facebook's weird advertising
making me hungry

Kookaburra coughs

Kookaburra coughs
clouds rusty with dull dusting
a muted sunrise

I’ve watched from afar

I’ve watched from afar
their coy approach each morning
Luna and Venus

Opportunity

Opportunity
among industrial lines
curved leaves branching out

For a brief moment

For a brief moment
I can forget where I am
drawing to music

Seeing the unseen

Seeing the unseen
like lightning frozen in time
in a photograph

Early morning walk

Early morning walk
disturbs an owl from shadows
we’re both unsettled

Her face turns away

Her face turns away
the light moves from broad to short
within a few nights

The rousing galahs

The rousing galahs
shaking limbs of trees and wings
leaves and feathers fall