Gwen Harwood: Blackbird

In the morning my blackbird sings
             "Believe in the Trinity."
In the evening he seems to say
             "Abandon all property."
Song, faith and ethics from one beak —
             what a divinity!


From Bone Scan (1988). "Song, faith and ethics" summarises Harwood's concerns in poetry. The blackbird, her blackbird, may not be singing with her exact voice, but is nonetheless the poet.