C & K

Food Van

a van by the sea
fish and chips from Flip and Flap
a little business
The Seagulls waited for this
day to feast on stolen chips

Pollen in the air
aching for Melbourne Cup Day
despite the races
Oh, joyous! A long weekend
It is Halloween for some

wind moves the branches
fast asleep in the lush leaves
a stirring approach
eyes open slowly to see
a ray of light from somewhere

the mud of autumn
mixed with the bodies of the
dead and the dying
An ill-fated day for the
brave men of the Wolf Argent

As an experiment, she decided to work, watch, and wait.

An unwelcoming vibe initially felt like overthinking, until the gossipy clique started talking about the person who occupied her seat.

A long line of Lawyers shared her seat, so she worked, showed kindness, and was never nice.

A new morning, the same routine to the car
The way work creeps into your life
From a few hours overtime to living to work

Your cats grow older and older each day
The plants become used to surviving alone
The house learns to live without your life

cold pastel colours
the heliacal rising
a quiet morning

an empty office
a deep chill in the corner
flickering movement

investigating
The office was once a morgue
unnatural cold

sitting among ghosts
the terror some people feel
displaced paper, files

a quiet knowledge
‘You know they laugh at us working’
undisturbed billing

that rust-red planet
from the moment he could walk
Mars was once his home

unable to sleep
watching the stars and the sky
longing to return

Sky Man, a Martian
with a soul made of red earth
longing for something

they lived in the dark
once there were lights, power lines
now there are candles
the meaning of energy
they lost the information