The pig nest

Gold cherry

By lavadis

Mon, 27 May 2019
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4 comments
 
There is a pig nest
horse eye violet 
and threaded with wool and steel 
in the upper branches 
of the lurching night willow 
 
The pig nest is invisible,
neither squinting upwards 
from the forest floor 
nor skimming the crepuscular sky
offers even the  
refraction 
of its beguiling filigree  
 
Two by two piglet
eyes 
grasp shrill glimpses of 
the world,
below:
on the shatter-ground 
a herd of tractors scatter from a water hole 
at the sight of a skulking 
lion ant 
above:
a mosaic 
of swooning pepper sun ferns 
and positronic clouds 
 
Soon enough 
it will be time for the piglets 
to leave their nest 
ushered by snout and tail
some will swirl on the breeze 
with the bees and spitfires 
and some will join the fall 
without end
 
Softly then 
stealing wool from the beards of thieves 
and steel  from the lair 
of the buffalo wolves 
in the upper branches 
of the lurching night willow 
the pig nest begins again
 

 

Certificate U
Poem
Poetry
Fantasy

Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

A delicious cloud fantasia, and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day!  Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.

Picture free of copyright on various platforms.

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

A beautiful fantasy piece.  I love the shape and style of this wonderful piece.  Well done! A deserved pick of the day.

forest

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Roger Waters said, A dog needs a home, a shelter from pigs on the wing.

Cheers! Good night &

 

Submitted by lavadis on

I loved that comment Nolan - genius