National Poetry Week - Part 3

i.
Lovefield airspace
the baby cries no louder
than its mother

ii.
meeting my birth mum
the cabbie talks about
spring equinoxes

iii.
baby photographs
I find another cool spot
in the pillow

iv.
cider and beer
we talk about us again
as brother and sister

v.
coming into land
so many sunrises
over rooftops

vi.
Brisbane airport
the quarantine dog handler's
brief jealously

vii.
Perth grasslands
rainbow lorikeets block my walk
with squabbles

viii.
death of a friend
now I wonder how long
with my birth mum

Alan Summers

National Poetry Week - Part 2

i.
when poets are loved
as much as footballers are
they won't need "a week"

Cathy Dineen

ii.
New beginnings sprung
Homely impatience gives way
Next stop Seminyak

Jason Rostant

iii.
Hey there birthday boy
Cusp of a new age bracket
Wait for me

Ian Row

iv.
Birthday yum cha
So this is your family
You already made sense

Ian Row

National Poetry Week - Part 1

i.
A neighbour’s garden
Covet the bright magnolias
Grow pink with envy

Ian Row

ii. Ah, Spring
Post prandial walk
The jasmine’s scent envelops me
With her gentle kiss

Natalie Au

iii.
Spring’s morning rays
Charlie bakes on the deck
Love Boat pussycat

Ian Row

iv.
Like aliens from the sky
Spring blossoms twinkle, twinkle
Spin earth around

Karen McVean

v.
Over here it’s spring
Time to stop hating me
Over there… monsoon

Ian Row

Silicone ear plugs
The quiet is addictive
You're nothing to me

Ian Row

Never ending heat
Knowledge, experience, fun
The bell tolls loudly.

Megan Maley

Those layers I shed
Lie scattered here at my feet
Thank God that's over.

Cathy Dineen

"Clean Fridge Friday"
Expiry date and your name!
Jane: forever

Ian Row