the great australian landscape

Floral emblems wither.

The calligraphy of dyeing
and weaving is perfected
within mountain spring
peacocks webbed in gold
and green, brightly
strutting hues of brilliance,
wheels of tail and quills
covered with spots smaller
than cobblestones flushed
with sand and pure coats
of tincture, forming this
folium of stems bearing
leaves of awe, closed
at both ends, enchanting
spring and shadow.

Mediations from every trail,
steep or stream bestow
an unobstructed view
of peacocks blushing
at the strangest sense
of wind chimes nourishing
starvation's saddest profile.

university avenue, a.n.u.