Live Encounters Poetry & Writing 16th Anniversary Volume One
November- December 2025
Heaven isn’t like Lynne Street, poem by Fotoula Reynolds.
Heaven isn’t like Lynne Street
A strong current flows
Iike a river in a hurry
carries me to the place
where you end and I begin
My mind is a rolling boulder
please wait so I may fall with you
take my heart, take my eyes
in dreams we are whole again
Today the sun refuses to shine
i think of impossible things
how do I warm your cold hand?
we haven’t finished our walk
I’m late to catch your last breath
the one that gives and takes
chance dims in the quiet light
words die, no time to exchange
Heaven isn’t like Lynne Street
but I bet all colours mix together
and waterfalls are on every corner
maybe god lives nearby
People advance in every direction
I know love lives at the kitchen table
I’ll make Turkish coffee and meet you
there, where time never changes
© Fotoula Reynolds
Fotoula Reynolds is a poet, born in Australia of Greek heritage. She is the author of four poetry collections and is published widely in journals, reviews and magazines. She has been anthologised multiple times in Australia and internationally. Fotoula was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2019. She is the first prize winner of the 2024 Greek-Australian Cultural League Book Award for her collection titled Kairos.