The Lustre Jug by Bernadette Hall

The Lustre Jug by Bernadette Hall

Author:Bernadette Hall [Bernadette Hall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780864736727
Publisher: Victoria University Press
Published: 2009-09-15T00:00:00+00:00


Pelican at Maroochydore

The long beak

turns sideways,

clacks across

the breast like

scissors. No drops

of blood there

to feed its young

like in the stained

glass window

just inside

the back left-hand

door of the Cathedral

of the Blessed

Sacrament

in Christchurch

where the Saviour

is shown

in biblical terms

as a pelican.

I’d say it’s just

drying out its

feathers or

searching for

nits. The crinkled

lemon patches

round the white

-ringed eyes

(which are close

-set and comical)

are rather beautiful.

The eyes themselves

take great care

not to look at me

but I know

they’re taking

me in. The best

thing by far

is the pink

designer handbag.



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