Dusk
sunlight draws close to the exits
those coloured birds, the flowers
close their wings
a pensioner shuts her book
on romance
to what spot in the moonlit garden
does a redundant bee retire?
Bionote
Ross Jackson is a retired teacher who lives in Perth, Western Australia. He has had poetry published in many Australian literary journals and poetry websites. Work has also appeared in Ireland, New Zealand and the U.K.
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