Entertainer

Today I humbly entertained an idea
no cavalcade or ceremony required of me
Bouquets of Floriade a capital idea
but did not lend itself to such as this

Flowery words showered upon it
simply dampened the stunning silence.
A blossoming of two minds
entwined in a moment

Such dangerous liaisons
could spark a whole rumination
Lightning flashes
- all is calm

Such adventures I could take you on
if only such an idea
Would dance with me
till dawn

Leopard spots

Golden den of orchids
Wavering on windy
Spring day

Appeals to senses
Grow in certain place
Of community

Treasure trove
Of species mingle
In their shade

Who grows around me?
Companion planting
Colourful variety

Though foot and paw
Tooth and claw evade
Safety in numbers
Diuris pardina, leopard orchid, greater Hobart Tas

Swoon

Long awaited smiling moon
Through dark nights
I have missed you
Surely my love is gazing
Upon you while wondering
When this phase ends
Before another one pulls
At my heart threads
All the tender places
Ache and burn
Stern hands bring no ease
While night flits lightly
Across her face in golden
Flames licking at window
I feel closer to her
Looking at moon, alone
Singing song from childhood
Words revive from
Somewhere out there

Indolent as the sinking sun

Indolent as the sinking sun
Tucked in beneath the sheets
Of stratus hovering on skin
Up to her lady's chin

Propose a new locution
To discern a lover's toil
Mute and bewildered
By the tragic dimming light

For blazing sensitivity
Could ne'er reduce the spoils
Of cherished forest nymph on lute
Of loss mythologised

Tame the darkest craving
Urge of new moon water signs
Embody all we never spake
Through threads touched by desires
Lake Dobson, Mt Field, lutruwita / Tasmania