October 2026

  • The inlet lies almost calm / under a sky with soft paintings of cloud / The kānuka trees are oscillating their upstretched / dark-green tips lightly with the tiny breeze / Two or three chainsaws are … Read more

  • … There’s no need to use abusive language / about the people looking after you, I tell him, / even if you do need the bathroom … Read more

  • This morning I tell myself: / you don’t have to wish. Just notice. // There is the window I tried to seal with rags: / double glazing, warped metal frame. // There is the air purifier … Read more