North Shore winter

come now with winter burdens

walking closets 32 hanging coats

when we are warm

Birkenhead College alleyway

A young stream flows at winter

Our breaths come out smoking

Goosebumps connect decorating our faces

Another cold day on the shore

Another away from home

They told me

this is where my dreams fly

School is good here

Mud stick to heavy clothes on higher ground

Can’t wait for summer

Can’t wait for that flight

I miss the brown faces, comrade,

friendship-island humor

Hesitation to say hello is deafening here

Copyright ©2010 Juliet Enid Westerlund