A little pink house
Waiting for the one someone
who loves at first sight
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
999 Verandakus: #308 from Veranda Life
The garden of trees
went missing on the weekend
Stumps dream of new growth
Sunday, May 29, 2011
999 Verandakus: #307 from Veranda Life
The cold snap brings wind
and wafts of Vicks on the air
We follow the sun
Saturday, May 28, 2011
999 Verandakus: #306 from Veranda Life
Chimney, antenna
Old and new converge above
conversation space
Friday, May 27, 2011
999 Verandakus: #305 from Veranda Life
A seabird arrives
to remind us of oceans
measured in wingflaps
Thursday, May 26, 2011
999 Verandakus: #304 from Veranda Life
Jeffrey Smart’s paintings
are here in the tin and brick
of my local streets
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
999 Verandakus: #303 from Veranda Life
Kids, parents, teachers,
Organised footpath chaos
Lookouts keep their cool
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
999 Verandakus: #302 from Veranda Life
Early morning moon
fights the sun for attention
It needn’t worry
Monday, May 23, 2011
999 Verandakus: #301 from Veranda Life
A lost luggage tag
left to its own devices
Where is it welcome?
Sunday, May 22, 2011
999 Verandakus: #300 from Veranda Life
Owners sunbaking
with their magnificent cars
Metal showing off
Saturday, May 21, 2011
999 Verandakus: #299 from Veranda Life
Walking the footpath
I am welcomed by jewels
Leaf points in the sun
Friday, May 20, 2011
999 Verandakus: #298 from Veranda Life
Cracks in the pavement
Nature always finds a way
to outperform us
Thursday, May 19, 2011
999 Verandakus: #297 from Veranda Life
Around the corner
dead earthworms on the footpath
Late birds catch nothing
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
999 Verandakus: #296 from Veranda Life
Flowers stretch their stems
Escaping their humble roots
without leaving home
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
999 Verandakus: #295 from Veranda Life
The tip of a pen
is more powerful than war
It is war’s mother
Monday, May 16, 2011
999 Verandakus: #294 from Veranda Life
Lost bicycle chain
starts its new life as a snake
impersonator
Sunday, May 15, 2011
999 Verandakus: #293 from Veranda Life
A small dragonfly
watches cockatoos at play
Squab cares less, careless
Saturday, May 14, 2011
999 Verandakus: #292 from Veranda Life
In the intervals
between traffic bursts and shrieks
I hear my breath
Friday, May 13, 2011
999 Verandakus: #291 from Veranda Life
How good is the ‘hood?
No wreaths have been vandalised
They’re on self-destruct
Thursday, May 12, 2011
999 Verandakus: #290 from Veranda Life
Wind on a fine day
brings a hint of winter’s chill
Autumn playing games
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
999 Verandakus: #289 from Veranda Life
Racing stripes on cars
ensure fast delivery
of some perceptions
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
999 Verandakus: #288 from Veranda Life
An intersection
People, dogs, bicycles, cars
Each one knows a way
Monday, May 9, 2011
999 Verandakus: #287 from Veranda Life
Moving van full, kids
in the car, keys surrendered
They leave us for good
Sunday, May 8, 2011
999 Verandakus: #286 from Veranda Life
Summer is long gone
But reminders appear
to raise our spirits
Saturday, May 7, 2011
999 Verandakus: #285 from Veranda Life
At the library
Searching for just the right book -
Contenders galore
Friday, May 6, 2011
999 Verandakus: #284 from Veranda Life
Memorial walls
don’t alphabetise the dead
Ranks thin randomly
Thursday, May 5, 2011
999 Verandakus: #283 from Veranda Life
Leon’s bench and tree
Silent invitations to
sit and wait a while
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
999 Verandakus: #282 from Veranda Life
The library’s trees
shade their bookish relatives
Living inky dreams
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
999 Verandakus: #281 from Veranda Life
On the way to school
Children and mothers thinking
of different days
Monday, May 2, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
999 Verandakus: #279 from Veranda Life
After Anzac Day
wilting wreaths beneath campaigns
There is room for more
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