Shine

Posted on October 4, 2022 by aperture

No matter the depth of the ocean
You can shine bright with your uniqueness
Anon

*Street Artist Sky, lutruwita / Tas*mania

Loving never leaving

Posted on October 1, 2022 by aperture

‘Nothing is absolute
Everything changes
Everything moves
Everything revolves
Everything flies
And goes away.

I am that clumsy human
Always loving
Loving
Loving.
And loving.
And never,
Leaving.’
Frida Kahlo

*Frida chilling at Freshie Mex at Curl Curl, Sydney*

Life in the narrow lane

Posted on September 30, 2022 by aperture

The lane of love is narrow – there is room for only one
Kabir

Chasing waves

Posted on September 30, 2022 by aperture

Why do we do
What we do?
A myriad of ways
To distract me
From spending
Precious time
I cannot waste
Twenty paths
All leading
Back to you

Struck by lightning

Posted on September 28, 2022 by aperture

Stay
Not long enough
To admire your
Kaleidescope of colour
Drifting away
On the next breath
Of wind as I exhale
Disappointed
Yet inspired
To have known you
In the first place
Lie in wait in case
She returns to our
First meeting place
Wondering weather
Does lightning strike
In the same place?
Random encounters
Rouse hopefulness
Capture the infinite
Beauty of a moment
Chance encounters
Of your kind

Butterfly by Katy Bhogal, City of Parramatta Art Society

Windows in

Posted on September 27, 2022 by aperture

Our body is not our own
Put on display 
For even me
To admire

Statues of iron clad
Armour to deflect
Passing comment
Carrying light

Though many rooms
Filled with iron bars
Temples to lay down
Our wanton desires

Pass by crowded rooms
By night vacated
Staring at screens
Music blaring in ears

To happen upon
Empty streets 
Dogs walking owners
Offerings under feet

Though many rooms
Filled with crowded bars
Goggles bottom of glass
Light in dark places

Scales fall from eyes
No shape, word or smile
Can evade the simple
Truth be told of her

Only what matters
Not behind glass
Or resting on bars
Unseen by my eyes

*The Hayden Orpheum Cinema, Wulworra-Jeung* / *Cremorne, Sydney*

Love like

Posted on September 23, 2022 by aperture

An apple tree
Years taking hold
Establishing
Slower than grass
Don't watch me
All on its own

Four years old
Blossoms increasing
Anxiety held
Storm and frost
Melt gentle petal
Before full grown

Five years since
First taking root
Fruit begins
Ripens in the sun
Hoping no bug
Disease or bird
Steals away

One day when strong
Full fruit display
Reddens in the sun
Twist and pull
The most delicate
Fruit spoken of
Since legends told

As a daily apple girl
It keeps me well
Delight always held
As I polish skin
On my chest and
Sink in

One year or two
There may be no fruit
If pruned too hard
Or left untended
Another year closer
To harvest end
Enjoy while we can

One love

Posted on September 22, 2022 by aperture

Know one thing
Have everything 
But one love

Time lapse

Posted on September 21, 2022 by aperture

Silvery white and grey
Blanket of down
Above me
Puffs of cloud
Stationary
Not looming
Cocooning 
City scurrying
Beneath
Time lapse
Of tears shed 
By morning
Endless spiral
Upwards
Of anticipation 
Elation and goodbye 
Suddenly falling
Into realisation
The sky of mind
Turns gray
Shades of it
Dark yet illuminating
A serene delight
Slow moving picture
Time lapse photography
Of memories
Captured for only
A moment
Every time
You walk away

Hidden tarn

Posted on September 20, 2022 by aperture

I fell into a dreaming pool
Floundered in the depths
Searched for hidden seams of gold
Along the rocky cleft
Carved our names inside a cave
Where weary travellers rest
Forever know, though far to go
This pinnacle true test