Lake Mountain snowfall -
in my hand
my daughter’s first tooth
About this Rooku
When I stood with my daughter’s white tooth in my hand after a day in the snow at Lake Mountain I knew it was a ‘rooku’ moment. This poem is the result.
Email: c.altperson@optusnet.com.au
About Cathy Altmann
Cathy Altmann is a poet whose work has appeared on Melbourne's trains, in journals, anthologies, and her self-published collection, 'The Tree of Knowledge' (2006). She plays violin in Trio Fidelis and has completed a Masters in Creative Writing on poetry and cancer. She lives in Box Hill with her husband and two children.
