The light in my backyard on the first day of the year

cockatoo

a bold
sulphur-crested
cockatoo
with great scolding

voice
and a muscular
arrogance
about him

tears open
the heart
of the sun
flower

***

[photo by Steven Young]

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6 Responses to The light in my backyard on the first day of the year

  1. What a lovely start to the new year…we’ve got a few hours yet here…cheers!

  2. Wow, that’s very good, particularly the last stanza which gets to the ‘heart’ of the moment – a philosophical ‘aha’ moment (in my interpretation anyhoo ;) )

  3. tearing open the heart of the sunflower…whew…intense…happy new year to you…you were well ahead of us…smiles

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