Cycling Back Roads
a tanka sequence
at sunrise
the grass slick with dew
we leave
a silver trail
tracing of our passage
on the bitumen
past the crystal trumpeter
pedalling left
towards Lake Galilee
among magpie choristers
bloodwoods
edge the unpaved road
crowded with wattle
and golden banksia…
their flowers scent the air
cycling on
a rutted gravel track
he says
we’ve missed the turnoff
I admire the view silently
Jericho QLD June 2025