mangroves
the muddy wave
of a red claw
Glenys Ferguson
warm front
the pelican smell
of wet concrete
Nathan Sidney
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after the deluge
my garden
a bel canto of frogs
Pip Griffin
twilight—
curled kindling hangs
from a manna gum
Jo McInerney
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Boxing Day
a patchwork of coloured sails
on the harbour
Keitha Keyes
Merri Merri Creek
unrolling his prayer mat
under a river red gum
Louise Hopewell
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night hunt
a dingo’s howl
calling in Orion
wanda amos
picnic lunch . . .
a feast of bird song
in a forest glade
Elaine Riddell
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island nest
a black swan sips
the moon
Robyn Cairns
moonlight
silvers the estuary
silvers the boatman’s tongue
Lorin Ford
night market
the scent of Belgian waffles
and Aussie ocean
Louise Hopewell
midnight visitor
the moon
tethered to a chimney
Lynette Arden
harbour ferry
the language
of the colours blue
Robyn Cairns
coastal rosemary
a crimson rosella
winging bluish light
Mira Walker
beachside village
eager dogs lead their owners
pavement to sand
Beverley George
wet fiddlehead
in my palm
the rescue pup’s nose
Desi Cochrane
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