Second hand book
a pencilled name
faint among the poems.
Poem Category: All
Poem 1606
Rain forest
an unfamiliar axe thud
a Gum flutters.
Poem 1622
Empty school yard
just the rubbish-bin calls
that the crows let out.
Poem 1638
Family court
a pooling in the child’s eyes
being brave.
Poem 1655
Wet long-weekend
only the smallest stones dry
Tuesday morning.
Poem 1672
So headstrong
gunning into the life of a Pine
the wood pecker.
Poem 1688
Country roads
bending into the stars
our motor-bike lights.
Poem 1705
Mangrove mud
letting the tide return
in small sun flashes.
Poem 1721
Boy’s butterfly kite
with nothing to snare it
but a summer cloud.
Poem 1738
Passing fruit bat
the moon in a birdbath
bringing her near.
