a first glimmer
through aged lead light—
new dawn
Kent Robinson
old pin oak
draped in ivy . . .
a raven’s call
Madhuri Pillai
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windblown sky
a contrail threads
the clouds together
Robyn Braithwaite
forked lightning . . .
the cockatoos’
sudden silence
Elaine Riddell
blackberry thorns
her mother
finally at peace
Helen McDonald
closed blinds
the weight of dust
on mum’s jewellery
Penny Szentkuti
island nest
a black swan sips
the moon
Robyn Cairns
moonlight
silvers the estuary
silvers the boatman’s tongue
Lorin Ford
night market
the scent of Belgian waffles
and Aussie ocean
Louise Hopewell
midnight visitor
the moon
tethered to a chimney
Lynette Arden
a sudden cloud
darkens the sea
moonbirds returning
Judith E.P. Johnson
last light
a silver sky swallows
a silver gull
M. Faz
eventide—
a murmur of pigeons
folds the night
Madhuri Pillai
heralding the moon
a soft glow behind the ridge
Simon Hanson
beachcombing
mother’s wrinkled hands
in a wave
Nathan Sidney
a rhythmic slow
graceful flight
herons into the sky
Maree Myhill
rainlight
silver gulls cluster
on a grey swell
Lyn Reeves
seagulls gather
on the abandoned trawler
drifting clouds
Regina Piroska
harbour ferry
the language
of the colours blue
Robyn Cairns
coastal rosemary
a crimson rosella
winging bluish light
Mira Walker
beachside village
eager dogs lead their owners
pavement to sand
Beverley George
wet fiddlehead
in my palm
the rescue pup’s nose
Desi Cochrane
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