eucalyptus hang from blue-sky railings

mud is dry ground is hard

a white Ute in the garden 
is silent

I love the sounds without leaf blowers

and lawn mowers

words are gathering, 
anarchists too

a Short Story Tattoo

ideas are crowded and loud

galloping around the racetrack

but it’s quiet here at the Mud-house

with the brown dog in the garden

Image: Newstead, Victoria