Friday, November 17, 2023

Sun in a Cage

 

Pearl-white, the day;

January frozen colourless.


The sun, golden in its cage,

a pint of lager in a man’s hand,

a quarter mile out on a frozen lake.


Light coming through a keyhole

from another world, perhaps:


Summer, honey-coloured warmth;

small enough to carry in a hand,

persistent enough to shine into my eye.

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