Saturday, 28 June 2014

Wye


seventeen wye river haiku philip harvey wrote in june 2014

black pink rose grey sunrise reveals for sale signs, empty caravan parks

wake from city corridor lost script dreams to ocean house open books

melbourne recedes to french parades, english façades, american skyline

sourdough is warm, coffee good as we windowgaze the cold grey sea

where did such great waters rise, from earth or sky, that seethe and surge and swell

a log, a seal, it’s winter surfer leaping tall waves in single bounds

white heron stands waiting for river fish to swim through its reflection

solstice high tide leaves twigs kelp bubbles in lines feathers along sand grass

fresh rock alone fallen in high winds down cliff for cars to swerve round, brown

quiet hotel soul music as red ball thumps into corner pocket

bridie on wye: a good thing is when you wave at a car, they wave back

silent deckchairs sit one on top of the other looking out to sea

at grey horizon’s long end of cloud mist waves showers shade: a rainbow

green tops of eucalypts reflect in rainwater on sunlit decking

containers with all latest software hardware steer clear of shipwreck coast

emma thompson starts stops her lines on scratchy dvd, starts again

under doonas after goodnights lightsout, the heavenly sound of rain





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