Poem: Little Sparrow
In this week’s Poet’s Corner, we feature the second of three consecutive contributions from Adelaide’s well-known published writer, poet and venue performer, Peach.
Poem: Little Sparrow
Little Sparrow
Little sparrow in my heart:
seems as if we soon will part.
Stay inside for some time more
though your flutters make me sore.
Little sparrow: chant your tune.
Seems as if you’re leaving soon.
Break my heart just one more day
for the girl that’s gone away.
Little sparrow: when you leave,
taking with you all I grieve,
take the ache within my chest.
Wait before you take the rest.
Leave me with the thought of her
long enough to feel it stir.
Little sparrow: then you may
take it all and fly away.
Peach is a well-known performance poet living in Adelaide, who has also performed around Australia, in New Zealand, the U.S. and U.K. He founded Adelaide’s Tatenda Open-mic Poetry event and has published three books of poetry, in When We Were Young, A Book of Prayers, and Forever Again. More about Peach and his work, can be found 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Readers’ original and unpublished poems of up to 40 lines can be emailed, with postal address, to [email protected].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.
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