The Law of Perception

swanrise
over the water

a fact?
an impression?

death's left
bright well

light consuming
its absence

voicewings dis-
appear as sky

God's deciding
whether to be

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Biography

MTC Cronin has had six books and three booklets
of poetry published, the most recent being
My Lover's Back ~ 79 Love Poems (UQP, 2002) and beautiful,
unfinished ~ PARABLE/SONG/CANTO/POEM
(Salt Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2003).
Her 2001 book, Talking to Neruda's Questions,
is being translated into Spanish by the poet, Juan Garrido.
She is currently working on her doctorate,
The Law of Love Letters ~ Prose, Poems, Law & Desire,
at the University of Technology, Sydney.