J.H. DickinsonPoetry, Essays and Art By J.H. Dickinson from All-Creatures.org


Run

Woolly flanked,
Two run,
Along barren roads.

Until ushered.
Caught.
Gated.
Control regained.

But I imagine
A bolt for freedom.
A planned escape.

A dream
Of fielded peace.
Bathed sunshine
And avoidance

Of human hands.

Only the self
And creaturely
Fulfilment.

Old age.
Naturalistic.
Not - body as
Object.

Aged in nature.
Fermented in own species
And scented world.

Two woolly flanks,
Run.

sheep grazing

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