September 1st, 2025Local Lines
Local Lines
distances
fallen
a candlebark leaf
flutterless
the distance
from cloud to tube
rain gauge
morning light
brightening slowly
a shadow starts
the key
no solution
it locks
lifted head
of a black wallaby
testing the air
– Bill Wootton
Bill lives and writes in Hepburn Springs. His latest published collection of poetry is Watch, available at Paradise Books, Daylesford.
Local Lines features poetry by locals about local and any other matters.
Please submit poems to Bill Wootton at cottlesbreedge@gmail.com
