Robyn Cairns

a pair of small
shinto foxes rolled
in japanese newsprint
ancient gift ancient story
my love of old worn things

Takayama wood carver
carving wood
for a dear friend Jen
a tail, a mane
a wild horse yearning

Essendon canoe club’s
hundredth birthday photo wall
our wedding day
and once little boy in a boat
celebrations sparkle down the river

mum keeps
a cloud diary
from her third floor window-
meringue clouds billow
like our childhood pavlovas