There is a noble price to pay For precious moments Caught unawares each day. Smiles invade consternation On work, or other nonsensical plays. Crawling through choked traffic Over bridge, no harbour view Through iron bar fence. Number plates and brake lights A flash of beams behind. A song on the radio One you might love. Suddenly, eyes clear Beaming as broadly As white clouds over mountain In front of me. For all such moments night and day I carry the cost of knowing Thousands of smiles can turn Unexpectedly Like sun's rays carried away by clouds Instantaneously, a shower Pouring down On my face
Of envy, I know this - If I wish to attract the gaze of the one I love I do not mill around in coffee shops. But if I had leaves, One would discern me by my form and shape Asymmetric and oblique Fold one in the palm To breathe in sweet tinge Of cineole, aromatic Gently wrap the hand Around my branch To discern my years Notice every wind-whipped Scar and scorch of blaze Survived over decades How can one be jealous of such natural beauty? Such earthly passion would Turn anyone green!
Corymbia Maculata Spotted Gum (Myrtaceae) Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
There was once a woman Loved so dearly Like big band theory Exploding in brilliance Forever in mind Now an apparition Reduced to hypothesis Questioning Mere fabric of time Passing in orbit Once in 80 years World's apart Never to unite
Trip between contours Fencelines Permaculture plots Tending heritage seeds Trellised vines Espalier pears No mere's lands As edge of bush Encroaches on homes Spending pleasant hours Sunbathing naked petals Early Nancy prompt to seed No time for weeding Mingle in the mire No need to compete Free to retire
A bundle of spring flowers Tied loosely with a curl Of twine enveloped By eucalypt sprigs Like a peace offering Lay at my feet All sorts of smiles Glances and reminisces Scents hang around Should you find Alone turns lonely Unexpectedly so At the eleventh hour Though not clock watching Thoughts chime in chorus The need to know All is fine
Monumental greatness Can be obtained By simply containing All adoration Safe within Much trepidation To give it away Knowing it may spoil Be despised or downtrodden A monolith of affection For one Flourishing Behind closed eyes A life adorned
Count the stars of heaven 