A life of leisure, one with no responsibilities,
an endless holiday – surely we’re all dreaming of it?
Yet how long before it becomes a life screaming with pointlessness?
Friday 13 January 2023
Thursday 12 January 2023
Wednesday 11 January 2023
My friend and I ...
my friend and I agree
the Phantom would surely
be a great reader (even
in the jungle) – knowing:
fictional / real, he lives
Tuesday 10 January 2023
The small cat dreams ...
The small cat dreams
through the afternoon,
making tiny throat sounds
as if calling, or perhaps
greeting someone (me?)
Monday 9 January 2023
A day in January ...
A day in January.
Celebration? Or remembering
invasion —
and all the horrors that followed.
Why can’t we change the date?
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I emerge
from my left brain
to gaze up
at a hill of vines
pouring over the fence
The library reminds me ...
The library reminds me
those books are coming due.
OK – this afternoon
turns into a banquet:
gorging poetry.
Sunday 8 January 2023
My card for today is ...
My card for today
is Queen of Cups.
Does it signify me
(water sign woman)
or the damp day outside?
Saturday 7 January 2023
My visiting son ...
This one didn't happen today, but is a recollection from a few days ago while my son was still here:
My visiting son drives me home.
‘Careful of the little boys,’ I say
as their scooters edge onto the street –
not mentioning how they remind me
of him and his little brother long ago.
Friday 6 January 2023
When the day cools ...
when the day cools
the little boys across the street
ride their scooters
up and down their driveway
watched by their mum – and me
Thursday 5 January 2023
Wednesday 4 January 2023
Tuesday 3 January 2023
Monday 2 January 2023
Sunday 1 January 2023
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