Woke up this morning  and checked my status logged onto the web To check my pulse See what’s happening posted an update Blogged about the state of my sleep By the time I’ve trawled through All my emails Responded to everyone else Tweeted about how tired I am and how come I never seem to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

First lyric draft – hear the current draft here … http://pauljpenton.com/demos Not exactly sure what I did next, but probably a bit of brainstorming- seeing if I could find connections etc- but certainly the ‘autumn mornings biting’ and the ‘shadows stretching ’til noon’ idea wanted to come together. Here’s a first lyric draft… not quite [...]

AIRPORT LIGHTS Dots of light mushrooms glowing in the dark cat’s eyes and white lines Red and white dots as I round a corner Hazy yellow lights on lamposts create star patterns on the windshield COLLINS PLACE a cathedral of modernity an arching dome of light above me sparrows come and sit as I sip [...]

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 [...]

Morning- it’s wet outside 7 am pickup now I’m in a room that’s humming with air conditioning an ECG thing a chest pain incident means the nurse is whisked away Catheterized a tube attaches to my hand like a Cyborg A string of people have come to visit and fill in forms and to make [...]

Pelicans soaring on thermals I would never have considered it circling on lazy wings higher and higher no flapping these elephantine imaginings simply soaring momentum it carries our lives in directions that we otherwise wouldn’t have seen