do i
bump
and struggle
through
another dislocated
day
or
do i return
to my bed
where guilt
will gnaw
chew
and feed on
my discount store
existence
or wait
for monday sales

            that return so much less

First published by ‘Cacti Fur’ Sept 2021
Edited by Jim Thompson

the gulf
is unfathomable
but i celebrate regularly
its rhythm
its turbulence
its warmth
applaud its tides
its servants
the wind and the rain
the glistening sun
the reflected moonlight
and then at departure
i acknowledge
its gulls

its flocking gulls

Published in ‘i want that in writing’
edited by Brenda Eldridge at Ginninderra Press, 2020

it takes
precision
for an athlete lifter
to raise
those Olympic weights
into
gold medal position
and so
i stop
think to my life’s achievement
and accept

I have done all I could

First published by Ginninderra Press in ‘Milestones’
edited by Stephen Matthews September 2021

he seeks
to reduce
his footprint
modern man
reduced carbon
reduced water
and
while the innocent
are without
criminal fingerprints
he is starkly visible
in cities
and their suburbs
as his eye print

invites speculation


Published in ‘i want that in writing’
edited by Brenda Eldridge at Ginninderra Press, 2020

this pandemic
musters
medical science
to focus
team chase
in ether
for the cure
for us
freedom’s voice
while elsewhere
shrouded power
angers and
abuses
maintains
fear
anxiety and
control

with only pathology
for comfort

Accepted by Accountability Institute
edited by Associate Professor, Nick McGuigan Department of Accounting, Monash University, Australia
June 2020. Remains unpublished

the fashioning of dress circles
and upper decks
in theatres and stadiums
can create viewing platforms
that distort patron perception
believing
they are above the players

Published in ‘i want that in writing’
edited by Brenda Eldridge at Ginninderra Press, 2020