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For Twiglet #76

By Mail

I.
If I had cat
it would be asleep,
purring like a rattle
or an idling truck, and
the postman would
bring infinity by mail.

II.
I put a seashell to my ear,
and heard fishermen
emptying nets, and trees
dropping silver leaves like
lizard skins. But, alas,
it was just the postman
delivering the mail.

 

 

for Twiglets #76

Misky

4 responses to “For Twiglet #76”

  1. Jules avatar
    Jules

    With so little arriving by post – we mostly get adds and bills.
    Charities and sales now call and refuse to leave their names much less messages… if you don’t pick up and say ‘Hello’.

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  2. peterfrankiswrites avatar
    peterfrankiswrites

    Some fantastic circles in imagery here – seashell, fishermen, trees, lizards, postman. Thought of the Philip Larkin lines – “Work has to be done. / Postmen like doctors go from house to house.”

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  3. whimsygizmo avatar
    whimsygizmo

    This leaves me breathless. WONDERFUL.

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Thanks, De!

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