wren
by Ali Cobby Eckermann

in my eyes I witness you
a patch of blue against the dark
the flash between light and thunder

you are the fairy wren
a promise that flits
an avatar in the garden

in guarded light you reappear
dancing your fleeting smile
warming my arid heart

fly to the kurrajong in my soul
build your nest inside my body
reclaim the debris of me

from The Aura of Loss
Little Windows Press, Adelaide 2017