Accused of Espionage: Australian/Chinese Citizen, Yang Hengjuno

by Stefanie Bennett / August 30th, 2020

As Lady Day
Begins
To fade,
The yellow bird
Voices freedom

In the blink
Of an eye
… working
Overtime,

He holds up
The sky
And its
Saviour.

Stefanie Bennett, ex-blues singer and musician, has published several books of poetry, a novel, and a libretto. She also worked with Arts Action For Peace. Of mixed ancestry [Irish/Italian/Paugussett-Shawnee] she was born in Australia in 1945. Read other articles by Stefanie.

This article was posted on Sunday, August 30th, 2020 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.