in pink cardigan and grey shorts
girl keeps boxer dog on lead
wood-ducks waddle past
top-knots peck grass seed

young lad on scooter
helmet tied below chin
young lovers sprawl on rug
don’t even notice him

lone women power-walks
carries water bottle
wears sunglasses after sunset
strides out under wattle

i-pod in ears
doesn’t hear a thing
boy falls off scooter
frightens ducks with bell-ring

sun-glow through swaying gums
sets past pagoda restaurant
lovers feast on take-away
gourmet or gourmand?

he is very thin,
she’s the other way
not that it’s important
Jack Spratt lives today

outdoor umbrellas
same shape as roof
cream gazebo similar
Chinese influence both

pink cotton-wool clouds
drift above in tiers
hear baby galahs
motorized bike appears

musgovy on other side
of Lake Weerona green
pert couple with pusher
red-hair, skin-tight jeans

little baby girl
red-teat water-bottle
King Charles spaniel
tight collar will throttle

bald bloke with beer-gut
lugs frame, shoulders heave
during evening constitutional
struggling to breathe