59
north south island
accents change with water
from deep blue to aqua
vowels lengthened even
an Australian would understand
60
an icy wind cooled her party
being determinedly Auckland
I left my coat off
‘til I could no longer deny
the weather change
he said my dress was
the colour of figs
the wine did not run out
neither did the grass
high & wobbly I drifted homewards
to eat chocolate
& sleep the sleep of the damned
61
people
& people drinking
apologizing
talking music
a concert
a party
another concert
environmental lectures
comedy
kittens
in and out of footsteps
ruffling the rug
banging around the house
like drunks
knocking over
the furniture
the plants
I miss my aloneness
tomorrow
I will miss the people
62
a walk to Farewell Spit
a broken necklace
63
on the ferry between txts
north south island
accents change with water
from deep blue to aqua
vowels lengthened even
an Australian would understand
60
an icy wind cooled her party
being determinedly Auckland
I left my coat off
‘til I could no longer deny
the weather change
he said my dress was
the colour of figs
the wine did not run out
neither did the grass
high & wobbly I drifted homewards
to eat chocolate
& sleep the sleep of the damned
61
people
& people drinking
apologizing
talking music
a concert
a party
another concert
environmental lectures
comedy
kittens
in and out of footsteps
ruffling the rug
banging around the house
like drunks
knocking over
the furniture
the plants
I miss my aloneness
tomorrow
I will miss the people
62
a walk to Farewell Spit
a broken necklace
63
on the ferry between txts