pandemic traffic
is a lullaby
time is deep
I ride with reverence
new rhythm
without the enmity and heave
a before unseen
footpath hustle
same sun-warm face
deftness of breeze
magpies are business as usual;
sometimes
it’s hard to remember
contrails seem figments
of whimsy
but my wishes
still have wings.
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Kristen Roberts is a poet and teacher from Melbourne’s western suburbs.