Red Cone (LF)#239-found a pencil

found a pencil
and a sharpener
unusual in my
studio
where simple things
develop personalities
to challenge

the green grass
has grown quite high
soon it will itchy eyes yellow
for now
it rolls in waves
like the swell
in the sea

today
three red parrots
but the bird book
says they only exist
in Queensland
not so far south
in my eyes
and imagination
they sit in the callitris pine
and play
in the newly mown grass

the new holland honey eater
splashes in the bird bath
before the storm comes
the blue tit bounces
from window
to lavender
and all is quiet
just before sunset
jus before the storm