Hatagoya's Desk

Monday, December 21, 2015

Winter Solstice

by Carl Mayfield

the ravens lift off
from the conifer
when shoes
scrape the gravel
at dawn

intrusion is a failure
of bones rattling
into a presence
which alarms the feathers
into wise flight

who is surprised
at the sound
of two feet emerging
from night's dream
more than me

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