Strathfieldsaye, Dja Dja Wurrung Country, 14 February 2024

i.
Valentine’s Day—
I follow the creek’s course
with the one I love

ii.
rays through river red gums—
we feel the Sun and the power of love

iii.
she lifts a heart of yarn from grass
then reads its note—
“The Power of Love”

iv.
birds sing as I mouth an ’80s song — The Power of Love

v.
Valentine’s Day—
I pass through space-time
with the one I love

Stereo Story #788

Note: The ‘heart of yarn’ that inspired this piece had been planted in grass by the Bendigo Yarn Bombers.

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Michael Leach is an award-winning poet and academic based in Bendigo on unceded Dja Dja Wurrung Country. Michael’s poetry collections include Chronicity (Melbourne Poets Union,2020), Natural Philosophies (Recent Work Press, 2022), Rural Ecologies (In Case ofEmergency Press, 2024), and Chords in the Soundscapes (Ginninderra Press, 2025).