Also, Bill, meant to mention that a good friend of mine, the Scots but now South Australian poet, Alison Flett, has written a series of poems about foxes. This was the only one I could find available online: http://littlewindowspress.com/index.php/fox-1-umvelt/ Cheers, Jill ________________________ Jill Jones www.jilljones.com.au Latest book: Brink, Five Islands Press http://fiveislandspress.com/catalogue/brink-jill-jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" To: Cc: Sent:Wed, 18 Apr 2018 09:35:54 +1000 Subject:Fox *Fox* 1 The thing is, can you even be sure you saw it? That even-haunched cool stepper, intent as a gunslinger. Now definitely not there. 2 Despite dog dimensions he moves undoglike-ly An otherworld visitor daintily trotting from eucalypt shade down earth's stony path splayed tail almost independent accomplice From where does all that red swagger spring? bw 18.4.18