Monday, March 24, 2025

POETRY

POETRY

‘On Tuesdays’ 

On Tuesdays ...

‘Snakes and ladders’ 

Snakes and ladders ...

‘I saw a banded krait’

I saw a banded krait ...

‘Baby Snake’

There you were, slithering along the cliff face next to me ...

‘The Metal Serpent’

A metal snake with iron scales ...

‘Year of the Snake’

Men and women dance ...

‘Deep calls to deep’

When I go out in the dawn or dusk ...

‘Rhymes come easy’ 

Rhymes come easy ...

‘My Sanctuary’ 

I have to get out of there ...

‘Kelly the Magical Warrior Elf’ 

In a realm where ancient forests sigh ...

‘road trip’ 

the sky spreads itself ...

‘Restless urge for change’ 

Restless urge for change ...

‘The Sea’ 

The sea taught me ...

‘We go for a swim to Gumbend Lake’ 

We go for a swim to Gumbend Lake ...

‘Ocean’ 

The ocean whispers secrets to the shore ...

‘I don’t like writing a villanelle’

I don't like writing a villanelle ...

‘Distraction’

Direct my thoughts to other things ...

‘Where Will We Go?’ 

The stars to the sea below ...

‘Flannel Flowers’

Softness of form ...

‘a ring’

a band of gold ...

‘In hidden depths where shadows dwell’ 

In hidden depths where shadows dwell ...

‘Silver’ 

The light of human kindness ...

‘Tattoo’

When I got mine in my 30s ...

‘Where Value Lies’

Money cannot buy ...

‘The studio’ 

The studio ...

‘Alice’ 

Alice ...

‘behind a grey felt hat’ 

behind a grey felt hat ...

‘whose eye view?’ 

vanishing point ...

‘Tides’ 

The tide has gone a long way out ...

‘Feel Like Singing’ 

Read your mind to know ...

‘Fred’ 

'Right!' said Fred ...

‘Love Story’ 

Fred ...

‘Fred’s Resilience’ 

In the land of data streams where numbers flow ...

‘Lord of the Freds’ 

The world is full of Freds and Fredericks ...

‘Frederick William II’ 

Frederick William II ...

‘Blues for Fred’ 

Worried about Fred ...

‘I read the catalogue from Aldi’s shop’ 

I read the catalogue from Aldi's shop ...

‘Rondeau for Róisín’ 

Rosie is waiting at the door ...

‘Sounding rhymes make for joyful times’ 

Sounding rhymes make for joyful times ...

‘in Redfern Park the ibis gather’ 

in Redfern Park the ibis gather ...

‘Make It Home’ 

Make a home within the cosmos ...

‘Whispers’ 

In whispers soft the spirit's song is heard ...

‘Zoo’ 

Like that monkey performing on the stage ...

‘leopardess’ 

she lies along ...

‘Eye to Eye’ 

Pressed against plate glass ...

‘Pardus Pellis’ 

In the heart of the jungle where shadows intertwine ...

‘Stay Awhile’ 

He started writing poetry in jail ...

‘Terza Rima’

First searching breath of newborn life begins ...

‘Harvest’

In orchards where the morning light does play ...

‘Terza Rima for Etienne, 1983’

I stood one day in the sparse tree wood ...

‘op shop’

on the shelf a pretty plate ...

‘All Things Work Together for Good’ 

All things work together for good amid strife ...