Whimsy

They found their hollow

They found their hollow
grass parrots now make a nest
— excited chatter

Stellar sea cow tanka

Bigger than Blue Whales

dense bones they’ve now discovered

a stellar sea cow

but not the Steller Sea Cow

Perucetus Colossus

Wattlebirds fly in

among blooming foliage

sparrows quick exit

Three states of water

Sunlight off brown ponds

rocks that vibrate under streams

droplets with rainbows

Dull wattlebird call

sign of appreciation

grevillea bloom

Fighting sparrows

as crows gather sticks for nests

and magpies swooping

Fans purr in orchards

factories accompany

I can hear the fog

Angry crescendo

chirping and swooping attacks

window reflection

The frogs have all croaked

as birds fly fast to fight and fuck

lawnmowers cut through

Seeking winter meals

the white-plumed honeyeater

followed by blackbird

Diesel joins a cloud

as streetlights fade into day

rumbles never stop

Out in the darkness

melodies with hairpin turns

blackbird songs return

Behind me trees squeak

we dance between the branches

as the fantail leads

Sitting quietly

reading the flickering flames

as frost paints the lawn

River reflection

River reflections

a seduction by sunlight

submerged rocks waiting

In the high country

fog rising from cold valleys

life among the clouds

Fathers on the road

locking flocks of wild offspring

I run with emu

Pearly-white landscape

a photograph of ghostly grass

reflecting first light

Feeling all alone?

Feeling all alone?
Waiting to be understood?
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Dawn brings a red glow

Dawn brings a red glow
Venus peeks from behind clouds
mosquitoes greet me