I’ll do it

the joy of sweeping
leaves and grass and stony paths
it’s swipe right for brooms

On being a galah

six grazing galahs
well gorged on nature's bounty
not always silly

Culture cliff note
The insult ‘Galah’ is used to dismiss the arguments of others when reason fails the abuser. It implies noise without sense.

Welcome to country

climb a tall gum tree
child of two city reptiles
stay safe in this town

A baby monitor on the trunk of a gumtree on the Yarra River, inner-city remnant bush, Melbourne Au.

Holiday heat

up and out early
first scorcher of the season
forest then a/c

Christmas senryū

santa, what a blast!
sleigh ride to a world of good
youthful heart beats age

Waking thought

red and green foliage 
nature's radiant bounty 
summary delight 

Summer has more-or-less settled-in in Melbourne Au

Winter drama

desperate fingers
crave warmth from a listless sky
seasonal neglect

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A rewording for the northern hemisphere winter solstice

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Welcome stranger

spindly wispy pastels
inveigling foreigners
ah jacaranda

Tenacious blossom

resisting the wind
avoiding the sun’s hot arc
spring dreams stay alive

A cool Summer in Melbourne Au has to have some benefits and here’s one of them in my garden

The contented passenger

lolling in the back seat
warm comfort of grandpa’s car
engine purrs; he snores

The interloper says farewell

this sacred solitude 
in a chapel I do not belong
somehow salves my soul 

For Eric, singing boxer

Summer reminiscence

winter memory 
stripes of frost across the lawn 
the sun brings out green

Melbourne Au one mid-winter morn

Shearing the lads

six would be young studs
visit barbers for a buzz
sweet lambs for clipping

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Culture cliff note:
'Shearing the rams', above, is an 1890 painting by revered Australian impressionist
Tom Roberts. 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearing_the_Rams

Saturday inversion

warm summer air
nature’s mid-morning blessing
sweat on my browser

Melbourne Au v’s Seattle USA

Melbourne’s fickle weather

Melbourne Au is often mocked for having ‘four seasons in a day’.

russet coloured leaves
protest melbourne's summer
confusing seasons

Summer officially starts today.

Even trees mock this city.

Inspired by ‘Bronzer mate’, which mocked people snorting an artificial skin tanning drug (illegally imported to Australia) to become ersatz Bronzed Aussies.

We built this city on mockery!