Poem Category: Australian

guessing the size

of a shooting star…

our dog slips his leash

rock fishing

a clear and present danger

in yesterday’s storm

Dawn rises

magpie songs unite

the Gum trees.

school vacation

as they refill their dives

into the river

descending honks –

to the ebb of tides

the pelicans –pulled

Dawn rises—

magpie songs unite

the Gum trees.

the moth’s

whole silent purpose

eggs to the forest

pelicans descend –

to the ebbs of the sea

old men… searching

he finds most…

spilled on the beach

a dozen fish hooks

autumn burns

the smoke of backyards

streets away