Move to the country

Move to the country
and find worse air pollution
than in a city

More than usual

More than usual
the neighbourhood dogs barking.
Hot air balloons pass

Driving toward clouds

Driving toward clouds
the foreground becomes a blur
while clouds stay distant

I slap my own face

I slap my own face
in a vain attempt to kill
hungry mosquitoes

Rice Co-op hisses

Rice Co-op hisses
as the diesel train awakes
and it hisses back

Sun-dried Bathurst burr

Sun-dried Bathurst burr
remains by side of the road
as autumn begins

From haphazard hair

From haphazard hair

the hairdresser sculpts the tufts

from babe to a boy

The birds flying south

The birds flying south
show what I already know
in my anxious mood

The red fox runs past

The red fox runs past
as I speed down the driveway
and flashes a grin

A moth flies circles

A moth flies circles
near pheromone scented traps
looking for a mate

You can have it all

You can have it all
Any flavour you shall choose
As long as it's plain

For the last few days

For the last few days
a kookaburra has laughed
but not this morning

Moonlight races me

Moonlight races me
along adjacent rail tracks
traversing the night

Ahead is darkness

Ahead is darkness
behind me the glow of dawn
lost in transition

Dead roo on hot road

Dead roo on hot road
with big and small winged creatures
from flies to eagles

Once went to Goa

Once went to Goa.
Tripped, hurt toe. Like volcano.
That's Krakatoa.

In a blink, my eye

In a blink, my eye
sees a flattened snake
then a piece of rope

Sometimes I feel trapped

Sometimes I feel trapped
in a web that is my own
design and making

Old bloke at the shops

Old bloke at the shops
offers to sleep with my love
doesn't threaten me

The streetlights seem dim

The streetlights seem dim
without the summer hot breeze
and cicadas song