Month (November)

November, month of examinations and resignations. Tense, normal, when one-more-year asks for more explanations, less paperwork c/- our friendly robot. Roses and eucalypts scent the air after rain. December, month of drinkies and outings. Keep to the left side, watch for trucks and drunks. Bling in itself replaces the thing-in-itself, as if they were ever the same. Families re-visit futures scarcely imagined at the crib. January, when everyone goes away, into sun and surf, moonlit bush. Sounds loud blue, bright as light, take us into heat that could catch and burn the place black. It’s snoozy novels behind cane blinds.

Month (February)

January ladles boiling plums into glass jars. February fears hot northerlies. March cycles school and work and home again in earnest. April manages let downs and break-throughs like we’ve been here before. May’s drop-off, side streets, supermarket, WWW, bills, pick-up. June spins a kitchen radio song. July stays inside. August reruns favourite DVDs and floods gutters with too much clarity. September catches cold and takes two days off. October weaves symphonies of birdsong and traffic snarl. November copies files and starts fresh lists. December gives everyone a break. Jampot Firebreak Mash Able Maze Tune Chilly Aghast Sleepover Orchestra Notepaper Disassemble