Panic at the cinema

Posted on November 20, 2025 by aperture

Wake to fresh reality
Ponder all those versions
Gone before me
Originals ever replaced
With tributes and re-makes
Grasp hold of sanity 
With both hands
Light falls downwards
Darkness rises
Spirit steady as horizon
Bare feet connect to
Fine grain of ancient history 
One day to become 
Till then an observer
Of the lives of almost friends and lovers 
Small town blues and golds
Pottering around heritage homes, theatres and dining rooms
Chewing on latest news
Overlooking chaotic streets
Mimicking incessant heart beats
Growing ever faster
At the sight of long lost love

Follow

Posted on July 2, 2024 by aperture

Long row of fairy lights
Illuminating the way
One more lit
Along the path
One less trip
In the darkness

Lights in trees

Posted on June 23, 2024 by aperture

Eons ago it seems
One night, two phones
Like bricks, dropped 
On the grass
Beside the swings
Siren in me called
To the depths of soul
Blackest ink of night
On accused innocent shore 
Marieville esplanade
Yachts silent witness
Lights in trees 
Pulled back to reality
Grounded me with roots
Hundred years deep
A semblance of friendship
No matter how keen
Held the dear life
Within me

Lights in trees

Posted on May 7, 2024 by aperture

Thankful for lights in trees
Just as limbs lose their leaves
Just as workers escape
Through the darkness
Wondering, if not for trees
Would we ever be enlightened?

Fly with me

Posted on October 19, 2022 by aperture

Expectantly waiting for
The only sure thing
Change like four seasons
Pervades our meetings
Winter I admire from
My bedroom window
Fall each time surprised
By her kaleidescope 
Summer brightest sky
I can only steal a look
Spring is waiting patient
Bursts of flower arrive
One who reflects all
By colour of her eyes
Who hides and sheds light 
Elucidates memories
A time lapse ride
Thrill of it levitates
On Zephyr past rocky shore
Over seas beyond wild dreams
Where I reside forever
Come with me?

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

Girl in Red

Posted on August 17, 2022 by aperture

Come fly with me
Unchained melody
Can't help falling
Simply irresistible 
She seems to have
An invisible touch
Take my breath away
First day of my life
Crazy in love

Wildflower

Posted on August 1, 2022 by aperture

Centrepiece draws all attention
Table decoration licks
Falling drops of candle wax
Flicking in the breeze
Of open window
Soft whistling through teeth
Of leaf blades nestled
Together giving shelter
In tea tree and banksia
Boughs nod with agreement
Their finery would inspire
Long lasting admiration
Should their limbs
Ever capture her attention
Meanwhile a family
Of feathered miniatures
Snug handsomely
Peering from the outside
Of timber bars
Mirrored trap never fly or tap
Inside a cell
Mundane human paper sheets
Make wonderful bug feed
Nestling leaves
Full of words to please
While outside unnoticed
Every bird, bee and butterfly 
Is free to dance with ease