House by the sea

Posted on December 12, 2021 by aperture

Such a happy circumstance
To wind and reel in
Making it easy for you
To catch your tea

I would sit inside bay window 
Watching a vinyl record 
Revolve like my small world
On repeat

The safety of familiar tunes
Singing a harmony
Clawing fingers through
A shag pile rug

Life seems lovely
Until the wind and storms
Batter the front
Waves dare to sweep away

All I need is a cabin
A cosy corner bed
With lamp and books
Leather chair

A place to curl my toes
Sip tea and powder nose
The best view I could find
Would be with you inside

*Hinsby beach, Taroona* ~ overlooking River Derwent, lutruwita / Tasmania

Steer ashore

Posted on November 29, 2021 by aperture

Fear grips tightly
At the helm
Taking over orders
Pulling us in

Over our heads
Waves crashing
Broached to
Shoal approaching

No lives lost
Crew is down
Handing over
Dogs to morning

Rolling like a lullaby
Reassuring
Raised a lighthouse
First sighting

Pinnacle gives way
To coast
Welcome faces
Twirling smoke

Casting lines
Shorebound stagger
Every sight new
Intricate beauty

Island delights
Happen upon flower
Resiliently tender
Heart own power

Fear of the storm
All but gone
Only shaking hands
Wide eyed one

Never leaving
Smiles receding
As night creeps in
Farewell again

Handing over everything 
Knowing no direction
Trusting wholly
In you

Strange days

Posted on November 20, 2021 by aperture

How I marvel when 
Horror and strife
Make ordinary turbulence
Seem trifling

How one image 
in the wilderness
Ignite a longing
Lifelong

To be inspired
To be present
In the last days
In the silence

Is an aspiration
Over which we have
No accord
Though truly

Authenticity
Girded by love
Will always be a
Heavy weight

I bear it 
With a smile
A laugh, song
Stride in step
Love thee well

Thin line

Posted on November 18, 2021 by aperture

Future thinking laid out
Like a thin grey line
Where the ocean 
Meets the sky

Boundless heights
Unfathomable depths

Unknown spaces touch
In surface tension
Breaks, bubbles
Waves and drifts

Freedom to exist 
Between them 
Floating on a breeze
Between continents, adrift

A breath of indifference
Can stifle the mood
Drain colour in landscape
Surrounded in gloom

Billions of raindrops
Illuminated by sun
Four seasons in one
Summer come

Lost words dictionary

Posted on November 10, 2021 by aperture

Herein contains
All the words
I cannot say
Though truly
Misses lost ones
That can't be said
With words

*Lucienne Rickard, loss of wildlife on Lord Howe Isl. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.*..

Elemental

Posted on November 9, 2021 by aperture

A warm igloo
In frozen tundra

A shady oasis
In desert down under

A cool clear pool
On white hot sands

A fresh trout stream
On vast open lands

A ripe berry vine
In dry scrub bush

A quiet space
In mid city rush

Elemental forces
We cannot contain

She comes to me
Like a forest fire

Cleansing opening
Ingiting on the breeze

Spreading seeds
Clearing debris

What holds us fast
From inevitable pain

We search seemingly
Aimlessly

It is always there
Hiding plain sight

A thrilling dare
To make it known

Love is never
In vain

*Bellerive foreshore, nipaluna/ Hobart, lutruwita/ Tasmania*

May Queen

Posted on November 5, 2021 by aperture

Ever since when
Tucked inside
Safe harbour
Tending to
All her needs
When onlookers
Admire her wisdom
Sweat and tears
Protected for
The power
Of her beauty
All these years

*May Queen* alongside Hobart Wharf, lutruwita/ Tasmania

Missing you

Posted on November 5, 2021 by aperture

Tied alongside 
Sitting idle
Remembering 
The thrill
Of the ride

Ocean waves
Hello
Goodbye
See you 
Another time

Fresh air
Breeze 
On skin 
Salty
Turning
Rusty

Wanting
Washing over
Moving freely
Never feeling
Time enough
When made
For you

kunanyi

Posted on October 30, 2021 by aperture

Love like

Posted on October 27, 2021 by aperture

A rainforest
Soaking in
Air thick moist
Beauty prickles
The skin
Abundant growth
Above and below
Every nook
Covered over
A place for every
Living thing
For every falling
Another grows