A mother's breast turns Feeding the only release Lest she weep in tune with child
How long will it last? Interminable desire To hold fast the nest In contrast to view ahead
So wild sea eagles Soar solo surveying over Rocky shores, pebbles trickle Vast dolomite column cliffs Veering skyward - eyeing one another
Young ones too large for nest I run errands to tick of time Care package a respite For a friend whom I like Caring for other than bloodline
Though I forgot the soy milk Now it's all I can drink The taste of it like a chance meeting Next time I will say the words Until then, thoughts brew Like a heady spiced chai While tea turns tepid At least, the sun and I.
Quiet Corner, Adventure Bay, Bruny Island Tasmania
We descend upon oval of scattered sunlight As if fistfuls of diamonds strewn onto bay Blinking back at us Squinting into perpetual horizon Butterfly shells lain on trail along shoreline Lapping frothy edge of greedy sea, clutching Tumbling ripples moulded in sand Careless gums shed layers Strewn about like discarded dresses on stage Leafy mops nodding heady on ocean air Glittery path meets tentative toes Kelp gulls call As a muse, eye of longing To tread naked and wanting, swallowed whole Bodacious curves held alight by restless tide Fondle of chill sting, burn, then numbness sets in Retreat up winding course a captive to comforts Imprint of this place Jetty Beach, held more deeply in thick skin than acetone on paper print Seeds of dreams planted deep inside Named will to come alive
Months measured in countdowns Deadlines, edits, launch What life might be as an author All novel ideas float On whimsical breeze Over my head Into another's ears Genre's, titles and characters Dance in my dreams Yet, eternally poised pen Drips ink of lament A few mere chapters in Our life narrative The story of us remains Unwritten
I recall the day we met Years ago now, so it feels Weather and tide playing havoc Eve of Christmas eve Standing on the dunes Marvelling at turbulent sea Behind, you seemed Calm, steady and sure Wind whipped sand in eddies Stole my breath away
Eyes wide at postcard scene I found myself in awe Suddenly bold and lighter To skip down to waveline Play like a child once more Stealing glances on shore As kite surfers skimmed Pushing sea spray to wind I close my eyes and feel The warmth of summer again
She, opens eyes wide at sunrise To deliberate Life, loves, lies On tip of tongue Softened by toast and hot tea To protect buried memories To defend all she has left
She, sheds a tear at moonrise Orb of light illuminates her face Soft folds of downy fields Hair tickles her ears Winds whisper incantations Flowing across river Searching for her lover Believing only in peace Laid buried beneath her feet
In my feet pounding pavement Hips swaying to music Waves crashing in ears Sun beating Rhythm in my solar plexis Salty sting of tears Glitter on the water - In your eyes - Evokes a feeling One cannot contain Boundless sea I feel you
Count the stars of heaven 