Carolyn Gerrish is a Sydney poet. Her work has been published widely in Australian and overseas. Her sixth poetry collection 'Collision with the Shadow' was published this year by Ginninderra Press.

Carolyn Gerrish

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Inclement

a row of naked trees
sky a falling greyness
rain forever falling
water ruins all rooms
on the soundtrack
Tchaikovksy's sad Sixth
& Elgar's Cello
poetry returns home
in the melancholic zone