New Poetry by Mark Roberts

poem (mist

it’s difficult to find the poem

in fog like this

    so thick

thoughts are shadows

a hint of meaning

you don’t dare follow

sitting here looking out

at the edge of the escarpment

         clouds

come up suddenly from the valley

targeting the house like a helicopter

in an action film

open the window & let some mist in

allow to it settle

       in a dark corner

i'll think of a use for it later

- Mark Roberts 2014

Mark Roberts is a Sydney based writer and critic. He currently edits Rochford Street Review and P76 magazine. He is also poetry editor for Social Alternatives journal.