Books / floating nestExcerpt from “Floating Nest” © Cynthia Rowe, 2014 The haiku in ‘Floating Nest’ invite you to share with the poet the diversity and richness of life in the world around us. Images that resonate, such as: Pagoda Rail: a sequence ginko ... garden pond unconcerned green water widening ripples pagoda rail swaying cherry – scudding clouds Resting Place You travelled ten thousand miles across rough seas and here you remain, bound by alien soil. You helped those less fortunate, held benefits for diggers whose tents burned down. The townspeople tell stories, lead me to maps and schemes scrawled in a fine hand on yellowed parchment. Under bleached skies I hear the eucalypts rustle in the autumn wind. wallaby grass... WANT TO READ MORE?
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