June 2026

poetry

small mirror

by Christine Murray


tree’s bole coldfoots the mire,

she

gathers to herself a small black mirror,


enclosing then, into her skin

 a stray leaf dereliction

             (frozen /floating/ static)

 she throws out an image of birds,


tree births a shatter of birds, eddying -

swooning into black air.



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Christine Murray

Chris Murray is a Dublin-based poet. Her most recent collection "Her Red Songs" was published by Turas Press, Dublin in early 2024. She is working on book number 7!

 

 

 

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