THIS IS COUNTRY
Poetry by Khaya Ronkainen
Hoppers chirp Bees hum Fostering species Flowers bloom Cotton clouds Blot the sky Breeze wafts The sun shines Noon whispers Asserting calm Tractor distracts A wader singing Berries compete And weed whips Cobwebs adorn Windows anew Down the river A boat awaits Eve instructs Bathers rejoice As midnight sun Detains nudes Before a curtsy Sign to retire Oh, solitude Urban traces fade.
Khaya Ronkainen’s featured poem, This Is Country, is from her chapbook, Seasons
Defined, available from Amazon.
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Khaya Ronkainen is an editorial team member at LIT eZine. Her most recent poetry collection is The Sheltering.
Find her on Instagram @khaya.ronkainen
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