In Autumn sun
a Chrysanth
acts as mother
to a cloud of
baby moths
Tag: gardens
All of a flutter
Butterflies
flutter by,
but actually
moths
flutter more.
Wheels within wheels
Strangely
comforting
to see small
birds hunting
big eagles
instead of
the other
way round
Need more time
Two Spinebills
chasing each
other through
the Salvia flowers,
trying to evolve
into Australian
hummingbirds
A wing and a slayer
I just saw
a bird
fly up in
the sky
and pluck
an unseen,
by me,
insect from
the air.
Clouded vision
On a clear day
you can’t see
how the drought
will ever end.
Distant drums
You never know
whether the
frog calls you
hear at night
are hopeful
or hopeless.
Bandits at 12 o’clock
When you are
guarding sheep
a crow overhead
is a fearful sight,
an eagle a thing
of beauty.
When you are
guarding chickens
the reverse
is true.
Grey matter
My world is full
of black and white
birds today.
Magpies and Butcher
Birds and Pee Wits and
Willy Wagtails and
Currawongs.
Odd then that I
usually think in
shades of grey.
But he survived
A magpie just
hit the window –
thump! – an awful
whack. Flying along
with your family
in the morning light,
singing, not a care
in the world, when
suddenly, unseen, an
obstacle nearly
breaks your neck.
Much like the course
of human life.
