Lily Stelling
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I am starting to pick out the flavours in the sauce
I am starting to pick out Beethoven, and Liszt
I have learned the meaning and usage of ‘on the nose’
I have learned enough openings to play online chess
I will read enough poems, until I can write one
I will wear enough scarves, until I can knit one
I will soon ride bikes, and play guitar
I will soon sail boats, and go to Nelson
I am waiting to learn words like stalactites, or alloys, or brogues
I am waiting to be a star at the pub quiz
I am waiting to find an appealing rug
I can only hope that I’ll read Tolstoy and Pynchon
I can only hope that I’ll poach an egg
Each night, I watch more movies.
I have a long time left.
Lily Stelling is 21 years old, finishing up her long degree in Mathematics, Economics and Philosophy. She can often be found in Tāmaki Makarau, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, or driving between the two.