5 mistlethrush   6 or so
           beaks with worm
Crease your eyes:
           these birds
    make gathered angles
       and stab time
Beasts smudge clothed persons' heads
definite against
    softened usual grass
against mushy fall
        of rain braises
This is theirs
    hedged with subtle menace clouds
Stop off
       with close trees
happened triangles
         then boxes
    then away
We're now bereft
Hardy was right. The bird knows a joy of which we are unaware.
ReplyDeleteHe was right. Still, it's a blessed thing to think on from without.
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