Maria Steyn         Vol. 2, No. 1 - Spring 2001

CURRENT ISSUE Haiku Harvest Vol.2, No.1 Spring 2001     These poems are Copyright © 2001 by Maria Steyn. E-Mail: chameleo@iafrica.com		campsite embers . . . rain clouds dim the crescent moon     railway station weeds push through the sagging fence     passing train children play in a scrapyard car     midnight shore the faint stir of ducks in the reeds     noonday a white butterfly pauses at the birdfeeder     one by one oaks follow the river's rush . . . heavy mist     plaza bakery a vagrant watches pigeons fight over crumbs     township dust the old man chews tobacco under a blossom tree     About the Poet -- Maria Steyn lives in South Africa with her husband, young daughter, two collies, a cat and a variety of wild garden birds. As a student, she had poetry published in the university's literary magazine, won a poetry competition, and became editor of the student magazine for literature. She attained an honors degree in Philosophy and then furthered her studies to become a teacher. After a few years of teaching in Soweto and various private schools, and some more years raising a small child, she has taken up writing again in 1999. She has a passion for poetry, stories, books, children, nature, the fine arts and music. Her work can be read in Templar Phoenix Literary Review, Frogpond, The Heron's Nest, Haiku Light and Tanka Light. Copyright © 2001 by Denis M. Garrison.