Triptych

Minddrift: a list
of edible
grains.

sorghum, rye, barley, wheat, oats, rape, maize, millet, rice, triticale

He
goes outside
for a cigarette.

A dragonfly is dying on the path. Segmented tail, longer than the glossy green-backed body. Faint hum of fluttering wings. Frantic upward spin. Then imitates a falling helicopter. Classic Hollywood. Upward again. Down. Spin. Silent. Hum. Up. Down. Rotor wings. Silence.

Fighter jet above.
Orange grevillea
below.