(80) where i'm from

30 Mar, 2026

(image courtesy of sky blue)

i am from cherry blossom soap,

from cheerios and sweet sip-ahh straws.

i am from the flurry and frenzy

of stacked kitchen benches.

i am from the golden orange leaves,

the grandmother ghost gum,

whose long limbs i remember

as if they were my own.

i am from white bread & pillow pasta

and unfurling storybooks from ravioli,

from Clarke and from Dew.

i am from the steaming Chinese takeout

and the ABC's eternal struggle with Seven.

From "hollow legs"

and the soft, "love, you'll do anything you put your mind to.

i am from sport and "mummy church" at easter.

i am from burnside's greak oaks,

pavlova and honeycrackles.

From the sizzling of sausages

sandwiched between steak

the feet dipped in pools,

and the showering explosions

of crisp autumn leaves.