Tuesday, February 28, 2023

First light

In this first innocent light I can be anything -
the silence; thick and all consuming,
the grey Heron; stony in his contemplation by the reeds,
the caress of the breeze on my skin
or the rustling of Oak leaves,
the brown Nguni calf; skin slick with new life,
the open skies and endless green.
I can be everything.

Ms Anthrope

I don't need to know her name I know she is being crushed She dreams of my bosom where eagles are in love She thinks of the heron becaus...