Haori jacket

I've got a coat like you never seen

On a black night sky

Slow airy clouds are crossing over

Made of gold, silver and copper

To make your dreams better

Follow the golden one

Fly with the silver one

Step onto the copper 

Any of those will take you 

To worlds you never fathomed existed

There's space enough

Stories to be discovered

Visions to be unrolled

Let the night take you away

Mindful or mindless

Its realms are real

The map is here

Follow the clouds trail

It's a gateway to nebulous worlds

Do not hesitate 

The mists will dissolve 

Once you are in dreamworld.

What a magical coat!

Lucette C. Bailliet 

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Egocentric

So, this is a special day:

There's the solar eclipse 

There's the super moon

The stars are on show 

There's the spring equinox

Is it the end of the world?

Of course not,

It's a special day

The stars celebrate

For it's my birthday,  

Oh Happy day!

Lucette C. Bailliet

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Nightly rituals

The Old Man cormorant

Firmly perched on the 

Half-submerged trunk

Spreads wide open its wings

As a last salutation

To the late rays of the sun

Catching the last heat of the day

Before retiring for the night.

Swanee, the black swan,

Is still holding her nest

Siting high in the reeds waiting 

For her new brood to emerge 

Flexing anxiously her neck

To follow our passing by

On the weedy bank.

HMS, the pelican is back

And silently scours the water

In search of a late snack,

Motherly, Goosey

Strategically placed on the weir 

Is honking for the late ducks,

Calling everyone to bed.

Just a normal evening

On the neighbourhood creek

Settling down for the night.

Good night, sweet dreams.

Lucette C. Bailliet

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Going bush

Going bush

How exciting

Dewy mornings

Early evenings

Going bush

Far from the crowds

Space galore

Tranquility guaranteed

Going bush

Making tracks

Picking up wood

For the evening fire

Going bush

Simple joy

To be alive

Near nature

Going bush

Spending time

Under the verandah

By rain or shine 

Going bush

Watching the Roos

Grazing in the paddock

Near the dam

Going bush.

Lucette C. Bailliet

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