    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...
