999 Verandakus: #189 from Veranda Life

 

Leaves blow across paths

sounding confident, as though

they know what comes next

999 Verandakus: #188 from Veranda Life

 

Fog waits for the sun

to warm it through to sheer mist

The palest of skies

999 Verandakus: #187 from Veranda Life

 

Do not think of life

as the be all and end all

Let it flow, relax

999 Verandakus: #186 from Veranda Life

 

Rainbow lorikeets

feed and screech in bottle-brush

Camera shy stars

999 Verandakus: #185 from Veranda Life

 

Entering the street

Enveloped by sun, sky, breeze

Home away from home

999 Verandakus: #184 from Veranda Life

 

Tree shade falls across

a road that used to be bush

Shadows favour all

999 Verandakus: #183 from Veranda Life

 

News lies mouldering

in papers on the footpath

Read all about it

999 Verandakus: #182 from Veranda Life

 

Scuttling in gardens

for the dark mulch of safety

A lizard’s retreat

999 Verandakus: #181 from Veranda Life

 

Tail wag and bark go

together in the dog who

can’t tell if he’s mad

999 Verandakus: #180 from Veranda Life

 

Parrots screech dull days

into heat and bright colour

Chasing clouded sun

999 Verandakus: #179 from Veranda Life

 

Rain brings clarity

the day after running skies

Dust tamped, pollen drained

999 Verandakus: #178 from Veranda Life

 

Travelling by foot

while my car is in the shop

I enjoy my speed

999 Verandakus: #177 from Veranda Life

 

Tiny droplets fall

And make their surprising way

through thick canopies

999 Verandakus: #176 from Veranda Life

 

Certain vantage points

show only roof- and tree-tops

Shaded lives beneath

999 Verandakus: #175 from Veranda Life

 

Wreaths flower at ease

after yesterday’s service

Night terrors recede

999 Verandakus: #174 from Veranda Life

 

Branches on the ground

tell last night’s stormy story

No need to make books

999 Verandakus: #173 from Veranda Life

 

Vacant lots look sad

They endure time, space, freedom

awaiting a home

999 Verandakus: #172 from Veranda Life

 

Darker clouds blow by

as white cumulus taunt them

to chase bluer skies

999 Verandakus: #171 from Veranda Life

 

Gutters run for hours

after surprise winter storms

Tanks are tapped and tapped

999 Verandakus: #170 from Veranda Life

 

Brick and timber rise

where ant hills used to flourish

Human ants arrive

999 Verandakus: #169 from Veranda Life

 

Parrots low in trees

Close enough, beak to mouth, for

exchanges of news

999 Verandakus: #168 from Veranda Life

The Stop/Go sign man

tells both sides of the story

and is always right

999 Verandakus: #167 from Veranda Life

Magpies taking flight

sweep low, daring cars to speed

Chicken in bird world

999 Verandakus: #166 from Veranda Life

Wafting clouds up high

take their windy time to pass

The sun sees through them

999 Verandakus: #165 from Veranda Life

In freshly mown grass

the green scent of chlorophyll

dying for new life

999 Verandakus: #164 from Veranda Life

Magpies on the fence

Sun showers lure worms topside

The birds sing and dive

999 Verandakus: #163 from Veranda Life

The house with no steps

waits patiently for footfalls

Ladders reach windows

999 Verandakus: #162 from Veranda Life

A scrub turkey strolls

down our footpath in the rain

Storm lost but hopeful

999 Verandakus: #161 from Veranda Life

A possum, three birds

and a nest in a tree don’t

make ideal neighbours

999 Verandakus: #160 from Veranda Life

In the clouds, thunder

and a plane’s noisy engine

I can see neither

999 Verandakus: #159 from Veranda Life

Turning the corner

the wind drops and heat rises

Different story