Empty Spaces
Monash University 2020 – Covid 19
The unconscious presence
of a non-existent footprint,
slows things down temporarily
allowing the mindset
to evaluate the value of human touch
The unconscious presence
of a non-existent footprint,
slows things down temporarily
allowing the mindset
to evaluate the value of human touch
I’m very very excited to announce I will have 2 poems published with Australian Speculative Fiction. They are available on Amazon. Virgo is now in paperback!! The anthologies contain amazing stories from very talented Australian and New Zealand authors – and I’m swimming with the tide!
The moonlight shimmered across the rising tide water
The waves lapped the shoreline
with the wash smoothing the sand
of past footsteps
Days have been numbered
before the minds of the elders
decided if the sights of the city
disappear
I drink in the cool sea mist
reclaiming long ago memories
that may be torn away
with the world I have known
Friends and strangers connect with silent stares
all too afraid to ask
‘Are we there yet?’
Every person’s journey to this point
an unwanted reality or a happy confrontation
Different with past experiences
but now we are on the same path
All that is left here on the path
is the spirit of survival
whilst an outsider, minor few
decide the fate of many
It’s time for me to choose
isolation and turn away
or give my life with the many
on the dreaded roller-coaster
before my travels are over