on a cold morning
steam rising from his scalp
splitting wood
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on a cold morning
eucalyptus smoke
eucalyptus smoke
suspended in the night air
her cold retort
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first frost
first frost
covering the snowpeas
with hessian
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orange embers
orange embers
the ginger cat toasts
his toes
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fresh green chilli
fresh green chilli
we fight over the last pint
of ice cream
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Morning Matcha
Winter here is green. No snow, or if it ever did, the record is lost in the annals of legend. Almost imperceptible, the winter grasses sprout amongst last year’s greying wheat stubble.
winter grass sprouts
I steep the Matcha for exactly
three minutes
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newly vacant lot
newly vacant lot
the wattlebird as confused
as I
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a moth flitters
a month flitters
at the toilet window
moon viewing
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rain patter
rain patter
we light the first fire
of winter
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Tōdai-ji Temple
Tōdai-ji Temple
we bow at the national treasure
and it bows back
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鵲の歌 / Magpie Song 