I started a trend Since hearing a word Laid eyes on a friend A sense caught me reeling No putting back in My eyes stealing jaffas Down cinema aisle My hands itched to hold Secured under thighs I smiled uncontrollably In all the sad scenes Mind danced the tango In moments serene I dared ask another Calendar moment A hug and a whisper Dazed in her glow Nonsensical laughs Happy cry the way home Pouring heart out To a friend On the phone Like a Kinder surprise A taste and a trinket Never too old For love's sinking feeling
The single greatest Motivator Found ever far or wide A flood of love From memories That rise with Morning tide It energises Opens lids Reluctant limbs Lift high Take hand to any Task unsatisfied Since evenin' by The relics stand High and proud Resemble who they are A glimpse of them A tonic for the Churning thought to calm When day is done The quiet mind Sends signal To the place Where somewhere still They go about Their neverending race A certainty flies over me A picture of good health But if not I can rest Assured my love might Strengthen well
You were all things to me Breathing air seeing none You meant the whole world Revolving the sun Reliving lost dreams That fled once awake Exploring new ground No claiming a stake Imagining lives We never would live Biding our time For someone to give
Soft sand The place where High tide won't reach Just shy of ebb Flow two-way Discourse between Land and sea Both outreached Like lovers arms Drink each other in Lying on her shores
Soft sand Mounds where Terns lay over Tender feet walking On eggshells Deliberate delicate New life born In harsh climes Resilient
Soft sand Free from damp and cold Nestled in reedy banks Hiding darting beaks Succulents and more Barely moving an inch The sea slowly rises But never touches For fear to wash away all
Soft sand Tender toes march in Treasured not owned No houses built to dwell This place is sacred Defended and protected Barefoot tiptoe around Lost coins, watches Wallets and keys Gravitate there with ease Generous offerings to The space where Bronze bodies Curves held form Find ease and release Respite for an hour Then depart
Love that comes And leaves Yet always returns
Warm soft sand Where I land In the wintry recess Of my mind Until next time Sifting fingers Falling through Return to dunes Pure and refined Fine
North Bruny Island, D’entrecasteux Channel, lutruwita / Tasmania
Your every word Tossed about gently Like lost garments In the night On the deck Of a ship at storm Trip hazard But loved once worn In the daylight As the anchor Finds safe habour Among living creatures Seeking safety Searching sea bottom For friends and tidbits Till bottomless glass Tilts no more I set sail again Longing horizon Begs me for more
Elizabeth Pier, nipaluna / Hobart, lutruwita / Tasmania
A one-way street Obey all signs No turn to meet Long road travelled Further away A mind map daunts Crowd pervades Lest crossroad take You winding back To where the flow Returns both ways
Count the stars of heaven 