My mother’s house surrounds me in a shroud: the tinkling of the teaspoon as my father stirs his tea, his tea; the chug of the washing machine that never dies. The tubular wind chimes casting their cool auric spell around us; the complaint of the floorboards bearing up our lives. And the busyness, of the birds in bush …
a Christmas passing
a Christmas passing travelling home on Christmas Day full hearts and bellies straining bush teeming on either side of this glistening snake of humanity from the front seat a few sighs and then the benevolent curtain of rain parts to let Great Uncle Tommy pass through *On Christmas Day last year my great Uncle Tommy passed away …
Flowers
I have had a new poem, Flowers, published in Deep Water Literary Journal. You can read it below, or go to Deep Water and enjoy some of their truly wonderful poetry, fiction, and art. The journal publishes “works which engage with the psychological and physical aspects of the darker side of the human condition.” Please take a look, and perhaps …
A Sudden Absence
I have had a new poem, A Sudden Absence, published in Bluepepper. Read it below, or better still, read it online at Bluepepper, where you will find an array of fine poetry on offer. This wonderful site, edited by Australian poet Justin Lowe, has recently been included in Pandora,the National Library of Australia’s Web Archive — which is a testament to the high …
Rapture
I have had a new poem, Rapture, published in Deep Water Literary Journal. This fabulous new journal seeks to “become a haven for those who write about and produce artworks interpreting Darkness, whatever that may mean to the creator of the work”. Their first issue for the year is themed ‘Loss’ – it contains some fantastic artwork, fiction, and poems. You …
Bleak Love
My poem, ‘Bleak Love’, has been published in PASH capsule, a very cool Facebook site with a focus on love (the good and the bad), and poetry. Please check it out! https://www.facebook.com/pashcapsule (And many thanks to editor Stuart Barnes.)