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Moment Like Love

Text of Poem

To see the shine, the glimmer of light,
the lift of stalk and leaf, to be aware
of crisp petals, wing stir, a soft note,
to feel underfoot dew-fresh grass,
to bathe in the warm flood, the urgent pour
of our yellow star, to taste cold drops
from lilac boughs, a breath from morning’s
deep, to be awake in this moment between
waves of hush, to share the expectancy
of one dip and sway of a willow branch.

First Line
To see the shine, the glimmer of light,
Original Pub Location
Original Publication Date
1970
Original Citation
Meanjin Quarterly 29 (Feb 1970) 189.
Complete Poems
230
Word Count
78
Poetic Form
open
Themes