Poem Category: Australian

Homing pigeons
the eagle’s shape
out of the blue.

Sunday afternoon
puppies everywhere
after leaving the nipples.

Gold chalice
frosted
the port-wine breath of the priest.

Rowing on the lake
magpie ducks slide
into the dawn mist.

Kindergarten sleeps
one tiny soldier
still finger painting.

Not aware
of the corn’s scarecrow
until the leaves rustle.

Lightning bolts
all the clouds
falling back to sea.

Buried pet …
the climbing rose regrows
her bones.

A red wind
around their sand castle
the sunset beach.

Frosting
the cake-shop window
iced hot buns.