Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Leaves

Someone’s rubbish

bag is heaved up

onto the dust cart

with casual force,

hitting the side and

spilling gold brown

leaves through the wind


The dustman whistles.


I am still there an hour later

watching the leaves

rise and fall in the air

with every breath,

each one bringing

greater certainty

or uncertainty


That the next one

must be the one

that will bring you

back home.

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