The Wall
I’ve tried to have this conversation in different ways many times. You need notice, you’ve told me that – need to be prepared. So I …
Looking out in Lockdown
The window is a pretty frame, a cage, a teaseRevealing nature, benign and not.Drawing us in, pushing us backIt comforts, reminds, relieves.It is unchanged but …
How to have a wonderful life, working in the time of Covid
Six easy steps to working bliss Step 1 Choose a place of employment that is loved by all, that way your customers will be instantly in …
Voice
I remember my father’s voiceLow and slightly accented.He would speak simplyBut deeplyA man of few words. Because of this, his words usually held weight. They …
beginnings are endings are beginnings again
Lockdown is over now. This feels Significant. Freedom I guess, for some of us, those of us who aren’t still trapped In prisons In high …
My Neighbour
A shrill cry eruptsAnd a heavy beat of wings thuds through the canopyAs the sea of white within the green and grey shifts above me …
Four Pillars, A Ginscursion
Gin is, I am sure you’ll agree, delicious and worthy of celebration. At Four Pillars, in Healesville, it is the star of the show. What …
A hard man at the end
He couldn’t remember the day that his whole world became soft. Then again, memory was proving to be a funny old thing lately anyway. He …
both/and
Leaves flickerTrees murmur gently to each otherLight breeze touching my skinTemperature a gentle nothingGreys and greens of the eucalyptDancing, swaying, pausingBefore cheering on the next …
Tokyo Book and Bed
Have you ever wished you could stow away in a bookshop over night? I have always been a bookworm. I was able to navigate my …