I’ve a steep inclination to tell you That I anticipate your presence And that I savour your clarity And admire your savoir faire And that I love you everywhere.
Flash
words, love, science, poetry and life.
Stop
I am told I need to slow down I know it is true But then I open the milk It spills: spilt milk I chuckle, clean it up, Throw the cloth at […]
Be Like
To follow my speculative post at new years, let’s talk about toxic people in modern times. The kind of people who have an opinion about everything you say or do, and usually, […]
Share if you agree
I must critique my place to share the following thoughts before I share at all. I acknowledge that my insights will not cure me of my post-modern, post-existential, posting compulsions. I am […]
The first cut
The arrogance of youth catapults us into adulthood. It is our technicolour armour. We would wither without it. I cherish every moment that I knew so much about so little, and thought […]
The color of love
Red as the grass that lines these walls, Green as the sky below, Blue as the sun that burns my eyes, Bright as my love for you.
Doubtful
Originally posted on the Reinvented Poet:
This is torture that it is This doubtful state – Bliss-less, listless – Breeding ground Enzymatic hate Entropic heat Irrevocably clean Slate but dirty?laundry And full…
There it was
Originally posted on the Reinvented Poet:
There it was: The salt spray Wind sweeping Moon shining Love making Moodiness Suffocating Us with giddy Anticipation In your hand And my mind A heaving…
The sun
Our sun it lights What we mark off: Each day – And we go on. Our lives we bite Our own part of: Each day – And we go on. It’s in […]
Chasing Shadows
When you cannot find yourself Go chase the shadows And know that you must be there Somewhere: Between each transient shape And the blistering sun.
The obsessive redundant
You have no mail Notifications Likes Fail.
The top drawer metaphor
What is in yours? It’s a bit like show us your undies, Only more personal. What’s in mine ? Hearing aid batteries Shoe store bookmark – With a link to the website […]
Kaff’s Ashes
Originally posted on the Reinvented Poet:
She quit her day job. I would consider most people a bit rash for doing this. Particularly anyone lucky enough to have a Law Degree and…
Kaff’s Ashes
She quit her day job. I would consider most people a bit rash for doing this. Particularly anyone lucky enough to have a Law Degree and the common sense to back it […]
The Race To Be
I remember a Scientific American article circa 1980 something about the physiological ‘race to be male’. An exploratory piece about the in utero foetal development of us, and how we all start […]
Di Franco
Nervous and tall fenced Neighbours, strangers Would be but could be Hell bent and heaven sent Lacking precedent More than providence
Then Present
He can’t recall Stopping the Kingsie to let Toffs out to vomit He didn’t realise Chriswas such an anxious kid He loves this new comedian, Billy Connelly What a talent, he says […]
The last removal day.
I’m at the Plaza. The place he proclaimed visitation with like an accomplishment: “i went to the Plaza”. The same intonation he has when he looks at me and says “my daughter”. […]
Real Australians (un)Learn
What did we learn in our shit public high schools? It wasn’t all fun, but it was fun for sure. I remember crying with laughter, harassing teachers to the point of tears, […]
Bendigo
Today does not define My relationship with you – Forty years of haphazard And chance encounters Sums us up much better. Images of me inside Your cultural belly. The Beechworth bakery, Tulips […]
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