My poem We will run is in the latest Australian Poetry Anthology edited by Peter Boyle and Rae White.
As usual, lots of other fantastic poems in volume 10. The two poems below from LK Holt and Kate Crowcroft have really stayed with me!
LK Holt’s Three Catullus Versions – ‘a keen flame fans out through my limbs / and each ear is a shriek inside a crystal / inside a pool, and each eye is a yoked night.’
Kate Crowcroft’s Aubade for My Unborn – ‘Like all hungry things we lie / suspended in a morning’s worth / of light’
And, here’s We will run
We will run – Rico Craig
One day I’ll tell you about this
the colour will run from my lips
and there will be fields around us
we will bathe in dew, let the sun
dry us. Whenever I stop talking
the roads return, cars break
the horizon, phones appear
in our hands. There will be glass
all around us, people staring
at their own reflections. If I stay
silent too long the crowds jostle
us and we need to bow
our heads closer, listen harder,
grab the words we almost said.
You ask, ‘Have you seen
the street signs?
Give Way
Only
Real Estate.’
I don’t know what this means. All we can
do is run, and your hair,
a mane of cheat grass,
swings.
Rico Craig 
Congratulations on having your poem included in the latest Australian Poetry Anthology! 📖 It’s a beautifully evocative piece that captures the sense of fleeting moments and the desire to escape the noise of modern life. The imagery of running through fields and seeking respite from the constant rush is vivid and relatable. Thank you for sharing this snippet with me, and I’m sure it’s a wonderful addition to the anthology. If you have any more of your work or reflections on poetry to share, please feel free to do so! 🌟📜
Thanks very much for saying! I really appreciate your thoughts!