Poem Category: Australian

before
her school day
the magpie park to cross

winter breakfast
the kitchen light
stops the dawn

mosquito pool
a crescent of moon
slowly turning green

still earth
a magpie call opens
the colouring dawn

what became stones
bed in bright water
I stand alone on

what became sun warm
in bright water
I sit alone in

glass house
not timid with the tomatoes
for years now

kindergarten gate
the moment left
her hand in mine

along the river
no boats glide on
a summer breeze

summer twilight
capturing the moment
cicada shrills