Ruru
written by: Susan Glamuzina
as the crescent moon rises
traffic hushes
lights dim
eye lids close
but not all
eyes wide
for the feathered hooter
who sits in the garden corner tree
that provides day shade
but at night it’s all his
and his morepork song
Susan Glamuzina’s a New Zeeland artist who feels at home when there’s sand between her toes and her thoughts are in the clouds. Susan’s been published in A Fine Line, Good Company Lit, Spillwords, Tales of the Domain, Tales from Dominion Road, and Live Encounters, amongst others. Susan was runner-up in the Orewa Poetry at the Beach, and New Leaf Christmas Poem competitions in 2022, was third in the 2023 IWW short story competition and was selected in Titirangi Poetry in Windows 2023.
