Category: Domestic

The Drive Home

Into the dark of night, heading home,   from a dwelling, of God’s own.   Gates down DING, DING, and BT sounding, over kids in the back, a gentle idle-engine, humming.   SHOOSH, quiet,   iridescent light, flashing scarlet, the night pauses, for a bit.   It’s over It’s over. Turn it off.   The ball […]

Footy Season

I planted some seeds in the garden a couple of weeks ago. They were Yates Sweet Peas, Brilliant Fragrance, Perfumed Pastels; the ones that come in the silver foil packets. I picked them up for a couple of dollars at the local hardware, where they hung by the cash register.