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RORY HARRIS

i raise
the mosquito net
 
off my crying
daughter, & for
 
awhile we sit
her limply
 
curled around
me, odour
 
of sleep
& restfulness
 
the overhead
fan moves
 
the humidity
around the room
 
her tears
turn to sweat
 
i change
the pillow case
 
& return
her to bed
 
seal wet glistening
dreams of tradestore
 
iceblocks, her third
birthday only hours away

RORY HARRIS' most recent collection is snapshots from a moving train (1988). Currently completing an MED in Literacy & Language at the University of South Australia. Teaches ESL.