The Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the
new hemisphere, or it is
the one being explored anew.
Western myths are
based on the North,
but here the stars
point to a brighter future,
where Orion stands
on his head.

1 April 2017

Stars

Buffeted by the wind
and struck by the stars,
I stepped onto the deck of
our beach house,
in the middle of the night.
Off-season, no one around,
no need for clothes.
As I fixed the banging shutter,
my body was bathed in starlight,
the soft light
of a million blazing suns.
Job done, i was
so staggered by the stars
that I didn't even notice
the ocean.

Back in bed,
the surf pounded,
and the stars
kept me awake.

1 April 2017