Issue 10
Nest
Rae Pater
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The Bird
In dreams I take your hand in mine
lay my cheek against yours
loved, loving
but reality is a bird of hardness
that pecks my eyes
his dense nest
stacks around me
metal twigs and concrete lined
one small opening
of possibility
for blue sky wideness
before all is lost.
~Rae Pater
Rae Pater is a New Zealand poet, she has been writing poetry seriously for about two years. Rae was born in New Zealand and has lived there all her life. Rae has three children and a dog named Bob. E-mail.
© 2002 by Rae Pater. All Rights Reserved.
© Copyright 2002 by Cayuse Press. All Rights Reserved.
This page updated December 23, 2002.