11am; daylight

going to the corner
in the morning for eggs
and some sausages.
returning, minutes later,
for bacon and cartons
of milk. 11am; daylight
risen, like rocks
which creep up
under boats.
these shallows;
these hard jags
of mind rising
memory. I come back
with the bag
emptied out
on the counter. chrys
making breakfast;
she knows
what we need.

DS Maolalai has been described by one editor as "a cosmopolitan poet" and another as "prolific, bordering on incontinent". His work has nominated eleven times for Best of the Net, eight for the Pushcart Prize and once for the Forward Prize, and has been released in three collections; "Love is Breaking Plates in the Garden" (Encircle Press, 2016), "Sad Havoc Among the Birds" (Turas Press, 2019) and “Noble Rot” (Turas Press, 2022)