the system
has misplaced my details,
lost my application
for attention,
for consideration,
for suggestion
for years i have served
given my professional time
quietly, efficiently
with due care
and loyalty
without complaint
but,
i’ve been forgotten
overlooked, as if unworthy
i have been cast out
i am a cast-off
older aged and obliged -
to take a pill
be aware,
old is not stale
as young is not fresh
First published in “New Poets 19” 2018,
edited by Edie Eicas
a production of Friendly Street Poets
preserving memories
i visited a memory
of childhood curiosity
at my grandmother’s
cracked kitchen door
where late summer aromas
coalesced,
in a sugary, apricot haze
in a pan atop the stove
awaiting mother and daughter’s
coaxing of rich ripe fruits
into tasty, spreadable jams
sealed in oven sterilized jars
arousing that anticipation
of greedy indulgent consumption
on home-made Sunday scones
how long does a door
remain ajar?
First Published in ‘Alchemy’ FSP 43, 2019 and then INDAILY, ‘Poets Corner’ Aug 12th, edited by John Miles 2020
browsing blues
i don’t browse or shop
our outer suburban
high street
with a big budget
but
i often purchase
from local traders
who exhibit regional taste
adorning my small cottage
with artisan productry
to reflect shared love
albeit,
sometimes i feel
the day takes me for granted
First published in Platinum Poems Anthology, 20th Anniversary of “Frances”, (AUS) 2019 and then INDAILY, ‘Poets Corner’ Aug 12th, edited by John Miles 2020