even dark is light
life—it’s a balancing act
as taught by nature
Watch and learn
Category: Unplugged
Applause
show’s over
take a bow
well done, autumn
Photo: By Lake Ginninderra, Canberra
P.S: I might have developed a certain obsession for the lake.
Sweep away
long and bare
arms reaching out
body chilling
he pleads
mercy
praying to the cold and grey
ruthless sky
heart clenched with ice
dripping shards of hate
just being
unperturbed by a leaky belly
swooshes the gale
slapping sideways
arms swinging
he sighs
winter
Photo: Another windy, winter day in Canberra
Go ahead
you’re always in front of me
every time we go out
you walk ahead
strutting along, a know-it-all
playing the guide, a role
as a warrior father
mean protector
for a shady, puny figure
but honestly,
you’re just in my way
blocking my sight
overshadowing
what am I, a child?
am as good as you
a little darker, perhaps
and shorter sometimes
yet weaker—never!
a puppeteer you are
waving arms amok
yet I do follow
like a puppy its master
trudging along
wagging after
behind you always
helplessly
like a slave
a snake
dancing to your tune
your bidding
biding my time...
—
echoes a whisper in my ear
grazes my cheek
rise with me
it says lifting my limbs
my spirits
above humans, petty peeves
and I rose
for the first time
over your head, ahead of you
midday is my dawn
shadow my name
Give me a break!
kicked
around the room
from one end to another
a mindless show of spinning
like a hunter chasing rabbits
a child its dreams
as a runner on a winter morn
out of breath
wheezing
rasping for air
for a pause—
from the cold chase
gosh, what a wild goose
shoved around for fun
serving bullies all along
a plaything for the kids
to get ‘em off the parents
who pine for a quiet night
this way and that
unclear what’s what
blindly running
a duty of the distraction
that’s done, only ends
when the game’s over
or footballers tire
