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From: Vol.03 N.01 – How Humans Engage with Earth

Dangar Island

by Les Wicks

throbs in beauty.

I bring it nothing, just

what it wanted for Christmas.

 

The island cares, sometimes

fails miserably stealing from itself.

Beaten up, its fists are raw from self-harm.

 

Then it wakes up naked & whole again.

This place is old but has danced all night.

It forgives the minor scars.

 

Liturgies of passion. 200 homes, more stories.

Each is a revelation, set aside for a moment.

The humility of radiance, a casual pillage

from our favourite kookaburra, then a cup of tea.

Published: January 2016
Les Wicks

has toured widely and seen publication across 24 countries in 12 languages. His 11th book of poetry is Sea of Heartbeak (Unexpected Resilience) (Puncher & Wattmann, 2013), his 12th (a Spanish selection) El Asombrado (Rochford St, 2015), and his 13th Getting By Not Fitting In (Island 2016). http://leswicks.tripod.com/lw.htm

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