glimpsing the moon
through dark wisps of cloud
in desert chill …
retiring types you and I
cross borders on these trains
— from the Ghan, SA/ NT
out on the reef
snorkelling between coral
beside rainbowfish –
eyes bulging as much as mine
that huge sea turtle below
— Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, QLD
back in these hills
at her childhood home
she gets dad’s help
to build a tiny house –
still seeing city skylines
— West Gippsland, VIC
departing swifts
make streaks across clouds
above uncle’s plough …
rust the one crop grown now
where an old grey Fergie bounced
— South Gippsland, VIC