March 4th, 2023Local Lines

Haiku

dogwood days
two white butterflies
chase the breeze
weeping elm
a red bridge
straddles the stream
stagnant creek
after the storm
a police siren wails
cockatoos nesting
in the gums
breezes ruffle
picnickers
by the lake
a food truck roars past
an island
in the lake
she sits alone

Helen McDonald lives in the Macedon Ranges and writes poetry, memoir and short stories. She regularly reads her poems at the monthly Chamber Poets in Woodend.

Local Lines features poetry by locals about local and any other matters.
Please submit poems to Bill Wootton at cottlesbreedge@gmail.com