Saturday, 26 June 2021

Crucifox by Geraldine Clarkson

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From this pamphlet a poem…


winding down


maybe a tree falls

or a bear keels

maybe all the creatures of song are brought low

and the grasshopper drags itself along

and the moon fails


clearly a light has left the earth

bleeding slowly

while the waters stopped clapping their hands


it’s the end of lilies

and liver-freckled butterflies


the last flew off this summer


the wind is tired now

has petit mal

is going home

shutting up shop

just a few scarlet leaves

spin in its sigh

as it boards up the door

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