Sunday, 24 January 2016

Metal on Wood

(By Gub, London, 2006)

steel bowl against
wood
passing food
master to dog
rituals - well
understood

door opens
unhook the lead
from a coat hook
excited pant;
unwritten creed

bounding park-life
chase the ball
impatient pee
on the daises
and half sniffed wall

eyes that are open
smell this world
bold and bare
a gift
that is love
already given
common yet
rare
unconditional
patting
lick-like
cheek
proximity of noses
complete

unseek
speed of car
metal on wood
world unchanged ;
strong life
passes
death
is so weak.

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