One fine day

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
Epacris impressa

Love no limits

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

Entertainer

Today I humbly entertained an idea
no cavalcade or ceremony required of me
Bouquets of Floriade a capital idea
but did not lend itself to such as this

Flowery words showered upon it
simply dampened the stunning silence.
A blossoming of two minds
entwined in a moment

Such dangerous liaisons
could spark a whole rumination
Lightning flashes
- all is calm

Such adventures I could take you on
if only such an idea
Would dance with me
till dawn

Leopard spots

Golden den of orchids
Wavering on windy
Spring day

Appeals to senses
Grow in certain place
Of community

Treasure trove
Of species mingle
In their shade

Who grows around me?
Companion planting
Colourful variety

Though foot and paw
Tooth and claw evade
Safety in numbers
Diuris pardina, leopard orchid, greater Hobart Tas

Indolent as the sinking sun

Indolent as the sinking sun
Tucked in beneath the sheets
Of stratus hovering on skin
Up to her lady's chin

Propose a new locution
To discern a lover's toil
Mute and bewildered
By the tragic dimming light

For blazing sensitivity
Could ne'er reduce the spoils
Of cherished forest nymph on lute
Of loss mythologised

Tame the darkest craving
Urge of new moon water signs
Embody all we never spake
Through threads touched by desires
Lake Dobson, Mt Field, lutruwita / Tasmania

Bare in mind

Burst into a new day - as is always 
though stomach of lead
Soothing balm of acceptance
clears the head

Long nights cooling extremities
warmed by friction of two feet
Long embrace, tightly wound
whispering pillow talk aloud

Dreams of doll houses, life sized
landlord of childhood fantasies
Glimpse of morning breaking
shakes shadows to the ground

If I topped every peak
wore a floppy hat each week
Acquired mansion by the sea
planted vineyards, pressed for thee

Still, by dawn's clear revelry
no face will hold such clarity
As one who loved and let me be
when I had not a thread to weave
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