Local Lines

Haiku dogwood days two white butterflies chase the breeze weeping elm a red bridge straddles the stream stagnant creek after the storm a police siren wails cockatoos nesting in the gums breezes ruffle picnickers by the lake a food truck roars past an island in the lake she sits alone

- Helen McDonald

Helen McDonald lives in the Macedon Ranges and writes poetry, memoir and short stories. She regularly reads her poems at the monthly Chamber Poets in Woodend.

Local Lines features poetry by locals about local and any other matters. Please submit poems to Bill Wootton at cottlesbreedge@gmail.com