By Lili Bird
There is something volcanic
behind his eyes
that trowels
nourishment
like black soil succours
the wild gums
but not black
they are the blue above
the mountains
with a little yellow
just before
the fade
perhaps he is the sky
full of soft
and storm
clouds that thrash
deluge and bleed
rainbows.
Lili Bird is a writer and visual artist from the Blue Mountains, Australia. Having spent a long time in the wilds of Canada, Iceland, Scotland, and her own rugged bushland home, Lili draws inspiration from her love of travel, road trips, and remote wilderness exploration. Central to her work are themes of duality, vulnerability, beauty, fear, and love, encapsulating her experiences as a young woman. Her writing has been published in Woman Cave Collective, and she recently had her first solo art show in Sydney.
