My new Flickr photos

I have added a new set of Flickr photos called "Around Coogee" - just some interesting sights or should that be sites(?) I've seen in my travels around Coogee and the surrounding area.

I've also added three new photos to my "Our House" set.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/transitingvenus

Tiger! Tiger!

Tiger! Tiger!
Burning Bright!
In your jar of Vegemite!
I better keep the lid on tight!
Just in case you want a bite!

In the Lift

In the lift, the other day,
A lovely woman, soft and gentle,
And with whom I share a love
Of romantic art and craft,
Said to me
She always drinks two beers;
Every night without fail.
I never would have thought it!

In the lift, the other day,
A very nice woman
I work with;
Always dresses smart,
We talk about arts and crafts,
Told me she was transsexual!
What do you know?
You never can tell!

The other day, in the lift,
Two old bags from work
Were going on.
(You'd think butter wouldn't melt
In their mouths to look at 'em)
Turns out
One's an alchy an'
The other's a bloke!
Fucken weird shit, eh?

Safe Harbour

outside,
a sea-storm dashing,
rain gusts against
the window glass;
gutter gushing;
mossy path,
a river rushing
leaf-litter log jams
swirling downstairs.

inside,
still and snug
in safe harbour,
our bed is our boat,
cat coiled like a rope
in the prow of the doona;
her heavy warmth
moored to my leg.

alongside,
stretched out,
the reassuring bulkwark
of my husband,
rimming the edge
with safety.

buoyant
with warmth and complacency,
we skim the surface;

beneath us
the dark deep depths
of destiny and death.