Dorothy Swoope
The shape of the mountains shift
through the day’s changing light
to the last silhouette
inked against the magenta sky.
Poised at the portal
between the final bird song
and the nocturnal chorus,
the mountains stand alone
elemental, pared down
to pure definition
and in a breath
they are absorbed into the night.
Dorothy Swoope is a poet and long-time resident of the South Coast, New South Wales. Her writings have been published in newspapers, anthologies and literary magazines in Australia and the USA. A collection of poems, The touch of a word, was published in 2000. Inspiration is everywhere.
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