Apr 2015
baptism
from the clouds
washes away
channelling to the harbour
broken branches
in gutters
leaves strewn
across footpaths
wild urban obstacles
puddles stay
wet socks
umbrella struggles
a moment of teasing
blue drifts to
grey portents
time enough
to clear eaves
unblock drains
prepare for
another cleansing
from the clouds
washes away
channelling to the harbour
broken branches
in gutters
leaves strewn
across footpaths
wild urban obstacles
puddles stay
wet socks
umbrella struggles
a moment of teasing
blue drifts to
grey portents
time enough
to clear eaves
unblock drains
prepare for
another cleansing
Sydney has experienced our worst ongoing storms over the last three days. A category 1 cyclone. This is part of my current interest in minimal poems and trying to express a lot economically.
