Gavin Austin

Fleeting

The sky blushes. Shimmering water calms to reflect twilight colours, as it embraces the pier’s barnacled pylons. In the gentle breeze tousling our hair, tethered yachts rhythmically roll; masts clink. I shyly smile as your eyes find mine.

Streetlamps glow in their dark corners; the scent of jasmine trails into night. Upon a brooding aubergine sky, the thumbnail moon leaves its scar.

first light 
splinters bedroom blinds
the marina
slowly shaping to the cry
of a lone night heron

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About the Author 

Gavin Austin lives in Sydney, Australia. Gavin writes short fiction, short plays, and poetry. His work has appeared in many Australian and international publications.