The Avondhu

Ricochet A POEM

- - Gerardine Hedigan

Two dandelions huddle beneath Twisted prickly furze ditch Sun rays caress gentle breeze Blows their cotton hair Seeds scatter to every corner of desire

Trees crestfalle­n woody exterior Crudely pruned spoiled yet unspoilt

Fleeting moment zoom Motionless animation Fragile peace suspended Scorpions trundle Disrupt the loneliness

Red flag warns firing today Quick retreat from the ricochet Bask in the shadows of nowhere

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