Luke Fischer
Flowers
Morandi, 1924
Apparition
on the threshold
quivering
like a muslin veil
Around the bouquet
hints of evening purple
little more than scents
of iris
The poppies,
diaphanous wings
of butterflies
poised
Out of muted foliage
ray reed-like stems,
lines which levitate
vanish reappear
The vase, overcast teal
of a cloak ‘round
a herdsman
merging with the moors
All bathed in sun
ambient dust of an endless wheatfield
imprinted with dreams of the wind’s tread
perduring nap
Luke Fischer was born in Sydney. His poems and poetry translations have been published (or accepted for publication) by Meanjin, ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment (Oxford Journals), Agenda (UK), Staple Magazine (UK), and Avocet (US). In 2008 he was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney for his thesis on the philosophical (phenomenological) significance of Rilke’s poetry. After living in the US and Europe for a number of years he is presently back in Sydney.