Predawn In Health

Portrait of Les Murray
Les Murray 1938–2019

The stars are filtering through a tree outside in the moon's silent era.

Reality is moving layer over layer like crystal spheres now called laws.

The future is right behind your head; just over all horizons is the past.

The soul sits looking at its offer.

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