

Hold perfect rose*
Hold perfect rose* growing out of twilight intense upon the redolent air I think of you now ...


Winter light is best
Winter light is best it sets itself against dark backgrounds. The rainbow knows its own degrees but in...


Thistles at sunset
Thistles at sunset. Big boll heads of straw and spur strong sway above old red gum posts. Raise...


Chairs have been brought in
Chairs have been brought in from the garden long ago none now are left the white wood arms and a peeling away...


In late afternoon
In late afternoon and sharp southern light this hedge throws a dark double on cement. Indian hawthorn...


A woman picking blackberries
A woman picking blackberries her dress is drawn tight about her waist with a long sash the new colour of her hands...


A foxglove
A foxglove in this soon-to-be moon garden climbs on an astonishing sensuous spindle where purple...


This garden that I planted
This garden that I planted is a thick green orchard of mid-winter grace. From the verandah the eastern...


See how winter conspires
See how winter conspires with the lemon tree for brightness. A slight concession of the season ...


In this Japanese garden
In this Japanese garden* the milestone measures another afternoon beneath Himeji's White Heron castle eight thousand kilometres away. A...













