Still pond

January 16, 2023 mattcanberra, haiku, painting, poetry, pond, summer, water, writing, zen6 Comments

A tiny ripple
remains where the dragonfly
kissed her reflection

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

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

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

Summer morning

December 6, 2021 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, painting, parrot, poetry, summer4 Comments

Summer stirs awake 
A curious cockatoo
Chews the drying wood