Foxed

Someone made a wish,

pressed a flower,

left a tear on the page,

below trees

slashed with names,

hearts cut in bark.  Splashed

river water.  Catfish.  

Cat hair.  Dog-eared.

Pocked yellow pencil.  Scribbles.

Foxed.  Cough in a concert, a kiss.

A single glove.

Cigarette ash dropped

Hansel & Gretel style

up frayed steps

to a lover's room.

Wood sighs.  Sheets twist.  

Sock with a hole.  Rain.

Mud.  Drainpipes.

Brave earthy things.  You.  

Damp.  Preferably mellow,

a little bit worn.

tk/July 2014


Lovely mellow read by R.A.D. Stainforth ...

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