Poetry

Secure

/ Robert / 3 Comments

 

Rusted barrel still safely locked,

Marker on way or where we‘ve been.

Trusted path, a familiar scene.  

Starker truth, bike’s long since been hocked. 

Taken just off Parramatta Road, Sydney, Australia. 

 

Last roses

/ Robert / 5 Comments

 

The autumn chill creeps 

Slowly into shadows 

And evenings come earlier.

Bright daytime stars

Remind me of what was

And is to come.

  

Miniature roses, Sydney, Australia

Morosity expunged

/ Robert / 2 Comments

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Potted orchid gift from you,
Despoiling mealy bugs too.
This symbol of friendship lost
Once bloomed brightly at a cost.
Prophetically distressed;
Motivations are undressed.
Spirit of goodwill sucked dry,
Again left wondering why.
Memories tainted by you;
Time to fade to forget who.

More than a tree

/ Robert / 13 Comments

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Clustered Solomonic columns,
Writhing; frozen in fibrous form.

Weatherworn-grey strips fall away;
Presenting rich Indian red.

Serene sentinel stands, solemn;
Confetti-strewn leaves all around.

Tree, Sydney, Australia.

Renewal

/ Robert / 6 Comments

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The old supported yet,
Consumed by the young.
Nature’s efficiency;
Recycle, renew.

I took this picture in the Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia. I like the transmutation of the background from images to blurred colours as it emphasises the focus of the picture.