Moonlighting

February 23, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, painting, poetry, summer, watercolours, zen3 Comments

In a cloak of fog 
the sun impersonates 
the full moon

Fantails

February 9, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, fantail, haiku, painting, poetry, watercoloursLeave a comment

Flittering fantails -
Delighted by the insects 
Unimpressed by me

Garden Glutton

January 27, 2022 mattcanberra, haiku, painting, poetry, possumLeave a comment

Curious possum
His eyes sparkle with delight
Apricots await

✏️ Belinda
🎨 Elliott (12 years old)

Wary basker

January 25, 2022 mattcanberra, haiku, lizard, painting, poetry, writing, zen1 Comment

Vigilant lizard 
Agrees to share her sunshine 
Just don’t touch her rock!

Dawn ceremony

January 15, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, mountain, painting, parrot, poetry, sumi e, summer, tree, writing, zen1 Comment

Reverent attendees 
honour this dawn, except the  
Loudmouth cockatoos

Summer dusk

January 11, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, clouds, cockatoo, haiku, painting, parrot, poetry, sky, summer, sunset, tree, zenLeave a comment

Cloudless twinkling sky 
Cockatoos snuggle to sleep 
Scent of eucalypts

2021 / squid

January 10, 2022 mattcanberra, coast, haiku, jo, painting, poetry, squidLeave a comment

Hours alone immersed.
Everything in. Out. Done.
2021

* By Jo

Eligible bachelor: satin bowerbird

January 2, 2022 mattbirds, bowerbird, canberra, collage, haiku, Lisa, painting, poetryLeave a comment

Song of mimicry
Something old; new; borrowed; blue 
His charm beckons me 

* by Lisa

Yellow-tailed black cockatoo

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 mattbirds, canberra, clouds, cockatoo, collage, haiku, Lisa, painting, parrot, poetry, skyLeave a comment

Evocative skies
Spread over with mournful cries
Touches of yellow 

* By Lisa

Molonglo sunset

December 27, 2021 mattcanberra, haiku, Molonglo, painting, poetry, river, summer, sunsetLeave a comment

Ah! Golden dusk light 
Reposes on the water 
Timeless companions