under pleiades ...

 

Pleiades shimmers high above the mango tree

The moon is waxing two thirds full

I stand bare foot - pregnant with anticipation

As you grow with the moon

When this orb next glows round your time will be full                       

Already I am brimming over with you                                                 

Tonight the cool air brings such relief                                                          

A lightness my body has almost forgotten

The moonlight stamps our silhouette on the grass

With such clarity – I know your shape

The sweet breeze is moving through the trees

and the tiny clothes I have hung - fresh washed for you

are dancing – you are already here!

                                                      

Bats above fly blind - betrayed by shadows below                                

Settle screeching in the Carpentaria palms                                           

Soon I shall hear your first precious cry

But tonight we rest quiet in the waiting time

Above us the sky is so open, so huge

So many stars to shine and fall

So many wishes

Ah…  

life... life... life...

I can only begin to imagine your potential