Last Fish In the Ocean . It’s closing time The lights are flashing we’re the last two fish Swimming in this ocean Think I’ll cast out a line See if you bite I’m diving deep for someone tonight . You’re The last fish in the ocean The last catch of the day The last chance [...]

Bronze BMW Lookin’ in the rearview And I saw you In a bronze BMW Puttin’ on your lipstick At the change of the lights Your lips shining with pink spotlights And we got the go as things changed to green And I lost that shade of pink In the afternoon traffic And I thought – [...]

There’s a hundred stories in this little town waiting to be told I’ll unwind the history some of which I know some which I’ve imagined Chris got all the girls in school I wonder what he’s doing now last I heard he was brickie didn’t move to the city wonder if he’s been faithful and [...]

Time It’s my observation in our consumer driven world that the one thing we want can’t be bought and that’s time. Now when we were kids it seemed there was oceans of it it was all about filling in ‘time’ finding ways to alleviate the boredom games of cricket or football any sort of game [...]

The concrete cutters I’m waiting for my chicken tender-loins looking out over Fawkner park the trees seem to be having an afternoon nap a lunchtime class in kick boxing is under way merciless pounding upward thrusting sexual energy being released. Is it a bunch of workmates working out their frustrations over the boss is he [...]

July 5th The shining When things are wet they shine roads shine leaves shine grass shines these otherwise dull things take on life Flutes Flutes of flowers on a Eucalyptus tree muted yellow tubes with thin fingers ready to catch pollen and bees ready to mate Sun Shower Just a hint of rain not really [...]

Tall stories always adding an an element of  drama and intrigue making things larger than life bigger than they appear he wa great at doing that telling those tall stories tall as the masts on the square riggers he sailed on tall as the glasses of beer he laerned to do it with tall stories [...]

A grey overcast morning taxi arriving at 6.53 stepping out into a brisk memory of chilly winter mornings the taxi atmosphere warps around me in a blanket of safety hopefully like the journey before me Check in forms filled waivers waived credit cards swiped health insurance checked all looking good and above board Not sure [...]

He works on the ferries blue overalls and a friendly smile “good luck mate’ he says as we set sail the ferry pulls away rocking on Sydney Harbour we sway under the bridge bound for Darling Harbour and Milsons point the engines are vibrating up through the hull into the frame of the seat I’m [...]

A girl on the train in a school uniform cheeks blushed red hides in the corner a Maori boy is acting cool she’s looking at him you can tell she’s keen maybe tonight she’ll write about him in her diary confess her love express her dreams. Maybe by the end of the week she might [...]