The night is flush with arrival -
beetles devouring the gums
transporting the night with hum
giddying the air
duck-waddle-landing
making me laugh.
Paparazzi hordes
black-under-coated
relentless toughs
targeting their objectives
frisking the foliage
eucalypt-scenting the night.
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Alpine Wilderness
Poetry"Alpine Wilderness" tries to capture the beauty, fragility and purity of an alpine wilderness before it is sullied by the arrival of snow hoons. There is a magic timeless quality to snow and ice and it is heart-breaking to find an untouched spot tha...
