21 September 2013

21913

with each item /
from her shopping trolley /
a glimpse into the boudoir /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

20 September 2013

20913

ripples fall /
at a conference in black /
her body concedes /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

19 September 2013

19913

rain by degrees /
a ship sails /
the sun /
- #haiku  #poem #twoem

18 September 2013

18913

the relevancy deprivation /
of sun soaked /
to my skin /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

17 September 2013

17913

on a flat day dank with drizzle /
the whites arcs /
of her cotton blouse /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

16 September 2013

16913 #poem #twoem

Decadance /

the young waitress 
in the dragonfly tattoo
and short black dress 
with the raven
Betty Page bob

and roller-derby pigtail
with large 
fuchsia flower hair tie 
asks 
the silver-haired spiv
in the gum-nut print cravat
scarlet 

satin vest
and slim 
sable leather jacket
if he wants 
the usual

flat white
decaf
soy
in a cup

15 September 2013

15913

i pay with cash /
so our fingers /
touch /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

14 September 2013

14913

I wake /
with an anatomical consequence /
of unknown dreams /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

13 September 2013

13913

music sleeps /
a screen-lit /
loop /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

12 September 2013

12913

without /
for too long /
I pale /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

11 September 2013

11913

wind speed /
and a star's dim warmth /
run a red light /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

10 September 2013

10913

her mouth open /
to his eyes /
closed /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

09 September 2013

9913

umbrellas bloom /
the street /
whispers wet /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

08 September 2013

8913

the days erased /
a home tumbles /
to the corners of night /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

07 September 2013

7913

the visual silence /
of a pizza shop /
behind empty windows /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

06 September 2013

6913

a sight /
only shared /
with us /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

05 September 2013

5913

the height /
of her feet /
above space /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

04 September 2013

4913

flesh springs /
from winter's /
pale hibernation /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

03 September 2013

3913

a mirror calls /
the tremor /
in her wet hands /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

02 September 2013

2913

a pause /
we hold /
on your lips /- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

01 September 2013

1913

vintage kittens /
guided by sunshine /
unmasked /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

31 August 2013

31813

a night to reflect /
the end /
of her skirt /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

30 August 2013

30813

piano /
ice cold /
coloured with strings /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem


29 August 2013

29813

after school /
kids across the park /
walk slow /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

28 August 2013

28813

she leaves /
to be seen /
to smoke /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

27 August 2013

27813

she turns /
to check /
I see /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

26 August 2013

26813

atop a wild garden /
a sign promises /
vertical living /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

25 August 2013

25813 a dream variation


that one
where i can't walk
fast enough
where i claw
at the cracks in the footpath
at the furniture
or at the scenery
to pull or push
myself
forward

and no one
notices

and tonight
it follows that other
recurring vision
where i glide
without walking
levitate forward at will
along corridors
and down stairs
and i usually do this
in private
but today
i'm at work
gliding to see
if anyone
notices

and they don't

and when i wake
i'm touching
spooning
embracing
my love's
celibate
body





24 August 2013

24813

wind thunders /
and tarpaulins /
colour roofs /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

23 August 2013

23813

a flood /
and pages /
of lost words /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

Inspired by distant lightning

22 August 2013

21 August 2013

21813

though asleep /
she holds /
my hand /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

20 August 2013

20813

half moon east blue /
sky pumps concrete /
swimming pool /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

19 August 2013

19813

so close /
I see /
vanity's scars /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

18 August 2013

18813

as before /
we sit and look /
into rain /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

17 August 2013

17813

the morning after /
the wind's jet engine roar /
birds sing /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

16 August 2013

16813

magpie /
on a nature strip /
kills slug /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

15 August 2013

15813

remember when /
we loved with urgency /
without routine? /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

14 August 2013

17813

our pleasure /
in comfort /
not ecstasy /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

14813

a pleasant afternoon /
for company /
the nearest star /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

13 August 2013

13813

i find the side fence /
where the wind /
........................... left it /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

12 August 2013

12813

in our cold bed /
embraced /
by her soft heat /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

11 August 2013

11813

with the weight of words /
we spiral /
to negative selves /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

10 August 2013

10813

I want to hold her /
naked /
and awake /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

09 August 2013

9813

I lay snug /
in the heat of her /
impenetrable embrace /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

08 August 2013

8813

the morning after /
he swore into the night /
police and paramedics /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

7813

winter night /
silent still /
without the universe /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

06 August 2013

6813

lonely /
we share /
a repetition /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

05 August 2013

5813

For those who’ve come across the seas
We’ve boundless plains to share

I will care for you
and shed you  
crocodile tears

I will hold you 
and find you 
asylum in hell

I will use you 
and demonise  
dehumanise
and divert you

my refuge
I will outsource 

my responsibilities 
I will export

my hospitality
I will colonise 

your escape
I will sell 

it's what Jesus would do

for at the heart of my faith
is sacrifice 

04 August 2013

4813

when all I can see is her touch /
she pulls /
me into her heat /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

03 August 2013

3813

we've met many times /
but today /
I notice your breasts /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

02 August 2013

2813

music whispers /
a forgotten morning  /
fallen asleep /
- #haiku #poem #twoem #senryu

01 August 2013

1813

today i feel /
less /
than the rain /
- #haiku #poem #twoem #senryu

31 July 2013

31713

for a moment /
her lips enclose /
the heat of her mouth /
- #haiku #poem #twoem #senryu

30 July 2013

30713

we wake /
with too much /
on /
- #haiku #poem #twoem #senryu

29 July 2013

29713

direct sun /
steam /
from a gate /
- #haiku #poem #twoem

28 July 2013

27 July 2013

27713

the night's dense air /
i feel /
the warmth of her chest /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

26 July 2013

26713

magpie /
on concrete footpath /
removed from life /
- #haiku #twoem #poem

25 July 2013

25713

my hands allowed /
not higher /
or lower /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

24 July 2013

24713

vampire chic /
moon red lips /
porcelain pallor /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

23 July 2013

23713

a similar position /
of abundance /
the ride home /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

22 July 2013

22713

her handbag /
walks /
reflects red lights /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

21 July 2013

@peninsulapoets @SthPenArtCentre 21713+

I am performing with the Peninsula Poets at the Southern Peninsula Art Centre during the interval at the Melbourne Fringe On Tour event, 7.30pm, 2nd August. 

My performance poetry piece will be Our Under 14s Footy Team Sucks at Football.



21713

her voice is an island /
a memory a touch /
a closet /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

20 July 2013

20713

days without /
i approach /
tears /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem /poem

19 July 2013

19713

from the unseen sky /
sheltered /
to the egress of sleep /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

18 July 2013

18713

a silent tree /
green lights all the way /
your buttons unbloused /

- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

17 July 2013

@howdoyoutakeit This Is #Frankston community #zine project


Launch:
CUBE 37, Frankston Arts Centre
Saturday 17th August
2-3pm
RSVP by 1st August to this.is.frankston@gmail.com


Join, follow, engage and share via:
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Thanks to Tasha @howdoyoutakeit for organising
This Is Frankston.


comrade harps

17713

hair breaks /
words are found /
and my beard is blown across the floor /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

16 July 2013

16713

her slender arms /
and legs/
a spider's embrace /
- #haiku #senryu #poem #twoem

15 July 2013

15713

we pause /
the day cannot hold /
what the night contains /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

14 July 2013

13 July 2013

12 July 2013

12713

laid with you /
to feel /
more than virga tears /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

11 July 2013

11713

afterwards /
in her plush cell /
the silence of joy /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

10 July 2013

10713

eyes to the ceiling /
she says /
i'm out of pork /

- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

09 July 2013

9713

an ambient wall /
a human pales /
beside the size of a bus /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

08 July 2013

8713

a luxury of plenty
and in her jacket
the weight of smoke

07 July 2013

7713

sound crawls from the floor /
a rough bass growls /
for the freedom of tyranny /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

06 July 2013

6713

lace on skin /
delicate as hair /
blue as her thoughts /

- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

05 July 2013

5713

near where the back fence leans /
and a creeper consumes the shed /
the bungalow's steps lay scattered on the neatly mown lawn /
- #haiku #twoem #poem

04 July 2013

4713

when we sleep /
in the heat of her hands /
I dream that I'm fat /
- #haiku #senryu #twoem #poem

03 July 2013

02 July 2013