As the sun begins to set

As the sun begins to set

There is a pause between a Crow

Giving fair warning

Of its territorial right

And the cacophony of Cockatoos

Returning home to roost.

In the sound of laughter

From a child on a swing

Pushed ever higher by a father

With love in his heart

Dreaming of his children

Reaching the stars

And whatever may lie

Beyond

I detect a breath of hope