Good bye

Posted on June 2, 2024 by aperture

Bye is never good
When it is the last

Cloudstreet

Posted on June 1, 2024 by aperture

*South Arm Nature Conservation Area, Tasmania*

Sacred geometry

Posted on May 29, 2024 by aperture

Upon waking I realise
I am not ready for
The way the world
Presses in on me
From all sides
Until I spy
The spiral motion
Of living things
All around
I feel safe
At home
Taking my shell
Of security 
Everywhere
With me
Curl once more
Adding up the numbers
Wins multiply behind me
Cast myself off
From the shore merrily
To begin another adventure 
Between the tides

*A cornucopia of shell finds cast ashore at Taroona Tasmania*

More than

Posted on May 28, 2024 by aperture

Every woman deserves
More than a sonnet
A statue

Warmth of gentle hand
Kind words repeated
Especially in the heart 
Of the storm

More than beauty worship
But limbs of dignity
Pride and passion 
Are fostered

More than 'your woman'
To cherish or ignore
Wit and intelligence 
Not enough or too much
For yours?

Draw back velvet curtain 
More than body -
Heart and soul

New calling

Posted on May 27, 2024 by aperture

Generations carved from
Giant's causeway
Lava flow of war
Igneous rock hardens
Into a pathway across
Vast waters separated by
Continental drift
Forming political shores
Generations have traversed
To find a new life by boat

Now, since my birth
Family lines divided
By technology 
Sounds beeps and static
Gave way new intelligence 
New lightning fast 
Ways of doing
Meanwhile, just being
For those who can recall
The differing bird calls
Sounds peeps and trills
Calling us out into
The vast wide world
To become new again

Horizon

Posted on May 26, 2024 by aperture

Some days it feels
Pain will never leave
Keep your eyes on horizon
Or where it should be
Farewell again, friend?
Light, dark, light again*

*Angie McMahon

Crossing over

Posted on May 24, 2024 by aperture

There is a natural state
Of justice in this world 
Be it chance or fate
Or mere accident 
I take my courage to say
Love is everywhere
Yet rare and precious too
A short glimpse of it
Builds bridges over ravines
Calms storms within
Eases rivers of tears

Glory days

Posted on May 22, 2024 by aperture

An island haven
Cut off world's worry
For few short months
I had you at arm's length
You had me at yes
Borders came down
Walls came up
Draw a long bow
To wish upon
A future us
I'd have climbed mountains
To know, to hold
If at all
But once...

Keepsake

Posted on May 21, 2024 by aperture

Of all the treasures
I've ever seen 
Wisdom, beauty, truth
Redeemed 
Finest gifts
Rarest traits
Trust is bound
Longing waits

*Propefusus novaehollandiae,* New Holland spindle-shell. Found Taroona beach Tasmania.

The seashells of Tasmania: a comprehensive guide by Simon Grove. 2nd ed. 2019.

Wishes in a bottle

Posted on May 20, 2024 by aperture

Lift the lid on
Colourful opportunism
Take your pick
I chose you
At first glance
Cranberry dreams
Soaked in liqueur
A dollop of cream
From the same maker
We all are and yet
Shelved by label
Aroma drifts
Scented desire 
Lifts my mood
Day and night
Yet never to taste
Admire the flavours 
On wrists, nape of neck
Dab on lips
A pity to waste
Something so beautiful 
Perched high with only
A window view