poet trees
perfectly imperfect chalked words ‘Save Lives Here’
directs the potential poorly towards
poets who wait, patiently
parallax perspective
where we stand
entangled sky, cathedral of chlorophyll
where you stand
pierced sky, urban sprawl
abyssal breath
emboss leaves with whispered words
poets make small body movements, twitches
directs the potential poorly towards
poets who wait, patiently
you call, grounded by nature,
coaxing us
through elephant-like tree limbs
where the light does not reach
poet trees are createdcoaxing us
through elephant-like tree limbs
where the light does not reach
parallax perspective
where we stand
entangled sky, cathedral of chlorophyll
where you stand
pierced sky, urban sprawl
abyssal breath
emboss leaves with whispered words
poets make small body movements, twitches
unintended happens
twist, turns
poets swirl into an
ouroboros throng of
twist, turns
poets swirl into an
ouroboros throng of
anxiety pall
pull in thin air
push against gradient
persevere to treacherous summit
euphoria of near success
pull in thin air
push against gradient
persevere to treacherous summit
Barrina is a Barkindji poet who in 2023, was commissioned to write an ekphrastic poem for the National Gallery of Australia. Recently, her work has featured in the Griffith Review, Rabbit, Cordite Poetry Review plus Teesta Review: A Journal of Poetry, Kolkata, India. In 2024, Barrina published her debut poetry collection titled Makarra, through Recent Work Press.