Reception frame
the goose waddles
down the cobbled
sidewalk that leads
to the bath with
glass wings
it washes its pigeon
English and swallows
its honk to cluck like
a creole chicken
only the goose God
understands this
the rest of us
be silent.
stop gawking.
wait patiently.
light a warm fire
when the goose
is done
Mere Taito
Mere Taito is a Rotuman Islander poet and flash fiction writer living in Hamilton with her partner Neil and nephew Lapuke. She is the author of the illustrated chapbook of poetry titled, The Light and Dark in Our Stuff.