Wednesday, August 12, 2020

New Poetry by Marilyn Humbert

 





The Wall  


I look beyond the place

where darkness folds and refolds 

like cloth off a loom

to sunlight pleats against the wall.

The air is unsullied by fumes 

and glorious red leaves helix

nhindered beneath brooms and feet

gathering autumn’s wind.


But I’m within this isolation-place

my Berlin Wall is the garden fence.

I watch cockatoos flock overhead

lorikeets lazily sway from grevillea bells

and café coffee with friends

is a misty wish.

I wait for my family to Zoom

gift their virtual hugs.


- © Marilyn Humbert 2020


Marilyn Humbert lives in Sydney Australia.

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