Tag: society

Short-term

photo of a street name marked on a building. The street name is No Fixed Address Lane

We come from the void,
to the void we shall return—
permanent rentals.

Perspective

One man’s trash,
another’s treasure—
droppings

Going to war

Trees thriving in Canberra's spring

An army so poised,
ready to take on the world;
colonists with saws.

All the world’s a stage

Zorba dancers, National Multicultural Festival, Canberra​
Zorba dancers, National Multicultural Festival, Canberra

Hop jump and step up,

shoulder to shoulder we move—

as dancers, soldiers.

The elders

Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne
Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne

Shrivelling over time,

crippling under the world’s weight—

the ageing, the tree.