1238 - Old School

Mr Fred Rogers—

A beautiful neighbourhood,

Old Rabbit recalled.

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1237 - Canvas

Tattoos like carpet.

Are they just inked to impress?

Or a personal thing?

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1236 - Eyes

Dilate pupils,
An eye examination.
Forgot sunglasses.
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1235 - Tea, but not.

Cocoa with chilli,
Liquorice and some spices—
Herbal tea with bite.
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1234 - Colour me limp

Forty Three degrees!
Hot, oppressive and humid.
Is this the new norm?
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1233 - Resolution

The clock is ticking.
I am given a new day,
I will be present.
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1232 - Waiting

A bedside vigil.
The last sands trickle away,
Watched over with love.
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1231 - Pointless

A peakhour gridlock.
You can toot al that you like,
Nothing is moving.
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1230 - Not over yet.

Another hot day.
Summer is not over yet.
Firemen sleep lightly.
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1229 - Rats!

Back to work today.
It has been a long weekend—
What was my password?
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1228 - Massage

The feeling of hands
Sliding along your body—
A primal pleasure.
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1227 - In the Bush

The highway driving.
It's quick, non-stop and direct
But you see nothing.

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Dim Sims in the park.
I sat there and ate all three;
The ducks weren't happy.

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Visiting the bush,
Herding sheep on country roads,
Not my normal thing.

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Discussing ideas
And asking probing questions.
The joy of friendship.

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The country salad,
Australian Woman's Weekly,
Circa '65.

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The paddocks are dry.
Carting hay to feed the sheep.
Summer is not done.

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A birthday party
Many people I don't know—
Friends by the night's end.

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It's good to be home.
It's a comfortable place,
The familiar.
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1226 - Backlog

I have a back-log.  

Writing's quicker than posting.  

My apologies.

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Mindfulness & beer;
Sitting in the gazebo.
Thunder & lightning.

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The gods are angry.
Or their tummy's rumbling.
Maybe the same thing.

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Thunder is just fine.
It's very theatrical.
Some rain would be good.

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Quite a grey morning.
How much is smoke, I wonder.
Does anyone care?

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Just twenty minutes
And the NBN's installed.
What was all the fuss?
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1225 - But Not Guaranteed

Leisurely breakfast
Planning a relaxing day—
Rain is predicted.
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1224 - Idle Thoughts VIII

The meal of summer:
Fresh pasta with pesto sauce.
And a glass of wine.

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Excuse me, Boss man,
Why do you not talk to me?
I don’t bite, you know!
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1223 - Be careful what you wish for.

Thank God it’s Friday!
One day closer to Monday

...and closer to death.

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Enjoy what you have.
There is only the present.
Make the most of it.
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1222 - I follow

Social media.
People come and people go,
It's not personal.
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1221 - Lunch

A lunch with a son,
It’s a quarterly catch-up:
Steak, salad and chips.
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1220 - Thoughts in the Car

A smokey city—
Climate denialists' gift
To the asthmatics.

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A pedestrian:
Clearly not wearing a bra.
Very generous.
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1219 - Idle Thoughts VII

It's hot and sticky
And just half way though summer—
Well, one lives in hope.

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The polls are not good,
But have no fear for next time—
Greed will win again.
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1218 - Sunday Ponderings

Ignorance is bliss?
Are you kidding me?
Why aren't you smiling?

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Confabulation—
The rewriting of stories
To fit the facts.

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What am I to do?
Existential confusion—
To fly or to fight?
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1217 - Idle Thoughts VI

Yes, you are pretty.
You may be beautiful too
But I don't know you yet.

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Seventy Seven Years.
You have earned your retirement
And a good farewell
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1216 - Meanwhile, back at the office...

Rude and small minded.
He is probably lonely­
But that is no excuse.

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"You've had a haircut!
And you hair is much shorter!"
Yes, that's what happens.
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1215 - Clean Slate

It's another day,
Yesterday is no longer.
Tabula rasa.
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1214 - Idle Thoughts V

Idle Thoughts V

The world’s gone crazy.
There are loonies everywhere.
What does it all mean?

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Party pies and sauce,
Celebratory lunches.
Living the good life.

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That little word "But..."
Everything prior is lost.
The great negator.
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1213 - Idle Thoughts IV

Idle Thoughts IV

“Good Morning Young Man!”
Fifteen years younger than me.
Lacks maturity.

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Speaking in Chinese;
I wonder what they are saying?
It’s all Greek to me.

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Bloody computer!
Blue doughnut of impatience
Is laughing at me.
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1212 - I Don't Follow

I Don't Follow.

An "influencer"—
Photographing her dinner.
It's a strange world.
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Last night, sat beside an Instagraming lady, 

fed to encourage her flock to follow her example.

1211 - Deceptive Traits

Unmelted Butter

She's little Miss Prim!
But don't let that mislead you—
There's a scamp inside.

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Heuristics

Selective experts—
They can help support your case,
Except climate change.
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1210 - Idle Thoughts III

Count to Ten

It’s a new decade!
Not everyone agrees‑
But they never do.

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Persian Princess

It’s all self, self, self.
Everything is a drama,
It cannot end well.
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1209 - 2020

Any Day Will Do

Arbitrary bell
Tolls for the incoming year —
Tabula rasa.

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China Doll
A porcelain doll —
But, shades of Mary Shelley,
There's a spark of life.
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