New Dawn : Writing

Misplaced World

Misplaced World

A Poem by New Dawn


Viewed from spaceI ampart of an intricate design.A beautifully wovenfabric of life.It's existence upheldby the cotton thinstrength of respect.Should I..
Winter Beach

Winter Beach

A Poem by New Dawn


Winter beachwinter bleachedpebbles,worn smoothby brackish handheld in palm and pocketa solid memory.Captured footprintswax and wanein frothy tide ashu..
Chain

Chain

A Poem by New Dawn


I come from a line of strong women, makers of nail and chain, forged of iron, their skin leathered by heat thirst slaked by ale. Babes suckle..
Melancholy Smile

Melancholy Smile

A Poem by New Dawn


We spend the afternoon sifting through the debris of our lives. Long forgotten remnants of the years, age lending them an air o..
Three years

Three years

A Poem by New Dawn


Three years you lay waiting as the mail collected in the hall, paper thin threats of eviction and Christmas lights twinkling blue, gr..
Things Not Written

Things Not Written

A Poem by New Dawn


Happy New year
Nothing  To say

Nothing To say

A Poem by New Dawn


This silence. White, ….. clinical melamine that squeaks beneath my finger, its surface damp with gathered breath. I long to ..
Cinnamon Pretzels

Cinnamon Pretzels

A Poem by New Dawn


We bonded over cinnamon pretzels still hot, that tasted of the Christmas’s we never had. You boasted Thor ' could so kick ..
Shadow play

Shadow play

A Poem by New Dawn


We have gatheredon the hillsidethis Autumn eve,enjoying the briskair that liftsour spirits,like kitessoaring and spirallingin the dying light.The wani..
Roslyn street

Roslyn street

A Poem by New Dawn


darlinghurst sydney 1993

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