my granddaughter thinks
a three-legged fluffy dog
would suit my journey
Gail Hennessy
packing . . .
the cat curled tightly
in my suitcase
Vanessa Proctor
day’s last wave
only the seagull heading
out to sea
Marietta McGregor
end of lockdown
a white-faced heron flies
over the breakers
Vanessa Proctor
birch breeze
another year
of locked dreams
Madhuri Pillai
abandoned station—
a jaunty tail
on the dust-drawn cat
Sandra Simpson
Echidna Tracks 