Breathe ~ Relax ~ Drink Black Tea Often
Leaves gather closely
for their daily meet and greet
Newcomers straighten
The moving finger
of a bent greenhorn seed pod
points its way sunward
Waiting to emerge
Tiny winter garden buds
Watch their big sisters
Bacon and leek pie
I watched the Tour de France show
for the recipes
Coloured-pencil box
Dozens of shady choices
Sharpening their points
Leathery leaf grain
showing off its new-born strength
Short-lived succession
Behind a cat’s eye
the memory of soft beds
sunbaths and dinner
Shade and dappling light
play games with blossoming shrubs
Sunset draw declared
The end of a stem
where petals go to sunbask
Intentional joy
Busy with themselves
the tiniest buds of Spring
grow their way to work
Decorative rocks
impersonate boiled eggs from
mineralised chooks
Hidden jungle cat
in a suburban garden
An easy pretence
Lorikeets roaming
where grevilleas flower
Envoys of colour
Through a leaf whitely
The visiting cat accepts
her triple-A pass
The gatelatch opens
Nana’s garden appears
Chickens, cumquats, love
A cat’s tail telling
its mysterious story
Days at the office
The driest of wood
felled a century ago
Stands its altered ground
Mountains in the blue
with no earthy connection
Build passing landscapes
When the party ends
Survivors count their losses
Wait-listing opens
Morning sun x-rays
the garden’s latest patient
Prognosis perfect
Huddled in shadow
The sun’s warmth an hour away
Gratitude calling
Pointy beginnings
The spiky start of something
growing big and soft
Garden precision
defies chaotic nature
Succulent copies
Memories of growth
finding the narrowest paths
No regrets, no turns
Discarded TV
complete with remote control
Reflection-Vision
Commuter morning
Exhaust fumes, aftershave, toast
Coffee and perfume
Shadows on the street
at a certain time of day
Again tomorrow
Rain boot lost and found
Displayed on a makeshift shelf
Awaits a fitting
Ribbony flowers
decorating today’s gift
Whatever you please
Winter hides beauty
on an unmarked branching map
Legend on its way