Dank
One word can hold
everything you need to know
about the stare of sheep
from sodden fields
about the cronk
of raven through fog
a dog straining its leash
the mud-brown coat
of its owner
about luminous moss
down the middle of a lane
the sepia mash of leaf
that plasters its edges
about bleached sedge
that echoes with
toot of coot
chitter of wren
a dead branch
that arches and dips
into a ditch
…
Rachael Clyne’s collection, Singing at the Bone Tree (Indigo Dreams), concerns our relationship with nature. Her pamphlet, Girl Golem (www.4word.org) explores her migrant heritage and sense of otherness. She is currently expanding this work into a collection.
this is very good
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