Andrew Wow those dingoes remind me of a friendly discussion on Poetryetc
Ps perhaps the dingoes were just wanting a few poems from the old master???
Patrick
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Sent: 05 December 2007 06:58
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Subject: snap: walking out
Walking out over a rough and rocky ridge
walking where cattle tread carefully
season after season
and rain pooled yesterday
walking over breakaways and rock spills
remembering tracks in England
steeplechasing over moors
ordinance maps and compasses
but here he walks mapless
feeling his adopted land
A calf runs by
a calf too young to be alone
he turns to watch its
awkward gait as it scurries away
Now the sun stretches his shadow
until it is pencil sharp at his head
striding community muddles
out of his muscles out of his bones
puzzles of one culture with another
worksheets tallies of hours & money
Dingoes slink in late day light
over the ridge with the sun behind them
moving together to
the constant shrilling of crickets
with the group dynamic
of an aboriginal dance company
slinking their bony brown bodies
toward him he pauses
their muscles and bones warn him
they begin a wide circle ragged circle
an ovum collapsing com
pressing as they slink their bodies
about him a whine a yelp
he walks faster show no fear
turns walks backwards on his heels
a few yards inspecting the pack
they tighten their ragged circle
before around and behind him
picking up the pace his pace
he stoops and picks up stones
feels their comfort in his palms
looks ahead to plan his way
looks back and aims at the nearest dog
who ducks and the ripple
runs around the ring
around the ring
another rock this time a yelp
he's hit his mark
he yells out loudly uselessly
'get lost ya bastards!'
still fear rises in him as they close
and pant heads low focussed on him
he lets fly with a volley of stones and shouts
and walks faster and fast over
roughest rock breakaway ahead
the pack hangs back
he raises a finger high in the air
as he strides away
showing bravado
no fear
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Andrew
http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/
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