our hike hot uphill
this glade cool, its stream clear
three boys as one
with the only moves made
by a trout’s gills in that pool
- Turton’s Creek, South Gippsland, 1971
the chapel’s lych gate
a roof to keep caskets dry
waiting for clergy –
wondering about shelter
within a coffin myself
- Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, 2011
first night back
from a lyrebird hometown
on your birthday eve
above a new urban roof
a powerful owl perches
- Marlo to Macleod, 2025
spare parking tonight –
red skyscraper antenna
an artery
for clouds purple on dusk
with souls bruised in this city
- Sydney, 2025