The train’s delayed and while I wait,
I gauge my luck – or lack thereof –
in magpies: the furl of caping wings,
and splay-tailed swoop to perch
high in the winter cage of track-side trees
whose trunks are evergreened by ivy.
The magpies were too far away to get a photo, but this blackbird seemed to think that if he sat still enough I wouldn’t notice him.
Blue, green and gold
chrysanthemums
explode against mute grey
Through ragged cloud
the moon peers down
at multi-coloured stars
I have no suitable photos, so here are some spiky dahlia blooms doing their best to impersonate a firework display:
Looking through my photo files for ideas for a blog post, I find mostly close ups of flowers and insects. Panoramic views are few and far between, and pictures of people are even less frequent. 
Even if a scene could be a landscape, my focus is usually on details.
Continue reading “the big picture”
Cars crouch low, jealous
of their shadows
A swallowtail dallies
among flower-bright trash
Wasps crawl terraza tables
where frosted glasses stood
Stray dogs sprawl
laughing in the heat
The city trembles
don't confuse the narrator 