Marilyn Humbert

Moon Rise 

squawking 
cockatoos quiet
in the twilight
a dingo’s baleful howl
gathers the pack

The call comes as the moon rises, soft as a lover’s velvet lips with the promise of a kiss.  It sends shivers down his spine.   
 
The alley beside the pub reeks of yesterday’s vomit and other discards. Among the shadows, coins and packets give hope of something to relieve the gnawing ache, untie the knot in his belly.

tourniquet tight
beneath falling stars…
the barren plain
fills with unfurling
wildflowers

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About the Author

Marilyn Humbert lives in the Northern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Her tanka and haiku appear in international and Australian journals, anthologies, and online. Her free-verse poems have been awarded prizes in competitions, published online and in anthologies.

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