sanctus – a poem by Nicole Lee

sanctus
 
the air flows over us
the dogs flow between us
criss-crossing the path
 
suspended above us
an awning of light
in green and pearl
 
glittering motes
floating blessing

Nicole Lee was born in Kuala Lumpur and educated at Malvern and Oxford. She has worked as a banker in Hong Kong and London and now lives in Wandsworth, works in Kew and writes poetry. She has been published in various online journals and long-listed in the National Poetry Competition.