Poem: ‘POEMS’

POEMS

1.

heavy fog

a lone ant crossing

the rail bridge today

heavy fog

blinding commuters

a different journey

2.

fox ribs

opened by traffic

the crow eats its heart

what’s left

buried already

in delicate soil

3.

mosquitoes come down

under early summer stars

to the quiet river side

we draw sweet water –

the sound of ducks rustling

feathers in the bloodwood trees

4.

forty-five degrees –

every tree by the water

buckled in a vicious flood

forty-five degrees –

we hold hands but say nothing

these unsaid words weigh us down

Living in Sydney, Glenn McPherson Grew up in central Queensland and the New England region of New South Wales. Published in leading Australian poetry journals and anthologies, he has worked as a teacher for over 20 years, including in coordinating a student magazine for the development of journalistic and creative writing skills. He received his teaching degree from the University of New England, followed by his Masters and Masters in Creative Writing, from The University of Sydney. A conversation with Glenn can be found at his New England Alma Mater site, here.

Readers’ original and unpublished poems of up to 40 lines can be emailed, with postal address, to [email protected]. Submissions should be in the body of the email, not as attachments. A poetry book will be awarded to each accepted contributor.