Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Jonquil (September)



City buses power down Albert Street. Bicyclists veer single-mindedly anywhere. The big 3am storm washed clean Gisborne Street, sticks and blossoms flooded against walls. At the wayside cross double jonquils have fallen everywhere. Time to consider the mess, only takes a minute. Coin-leaved acacia and pink Geraldton wax we reposition in a vase. Jonquils go back in a halved fruit juice bottle. Jam jars of rainwater await fresh offerings. Tidying done, quick glance at the figure: who is the king of glory? Then on our way. Bureaucrats bustle southwards, analysing September’s leadership spill. Wind in tall trees promises more rain.

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