1
There’s optimism for you
in that crimson canopy.
There’s this aboriginal connectedness
which is comprehensible
if you want it.
2
I’m told the way forward
is actually to enjoy
polishing the skins of various types of fruit
before we eat them.
3
Clouds sprung loose
reassemble accurately
where I think inheritors
like us are heading
up the brown-cracked path.
A new flag
black on red
flutters amongst
downtown conglomerates.
A new theology is being promulgated
promising lucky punters
dress-ups in nativities of their own choice.
Iain Britton has had poetry published in New Zealand and overseas magazines, both on and offline/soft and hardback print. Oystercatcher Press (United Kingdom) published his third poetry collection in 2009. His first New Zealand collection is forthcoming in 2011. Visit Iain Britton’s website here.