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CONFITEOR

CONFITEOR
I heard something out by the gate
and went to look.
Dead of night; new snow, the larch woods
filling slowly, stars beneath the stars.

A single cry it was, or so it seemed,
though nothing I had recognised as native;
and when it came again, I knew for sure.
No badger there. No gathering of deer.

Forgive me, if I choose not to believe
the snow would fall like this, were I not here
to see it.
There might be snow, of course, but not like this,

no hush between the fence line and the trees,
no sense of something other close at hand,
my dwindling torch-beam flickering between
a passing indigo and "lux aeterna".

I stood a while to listen; nothing moved
- and then I turned and walked back to the house,
the porch light spilling gold for yards around,
snow at the open door and then, again,

that far cry in the dark
behind my back
and deep in the well of my throat
as I live and breathe.

by John BURNSIDE, in "LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS", Volume 36, Number 17, 11 September 2014

Ulrich John, , Christel Ehretsmann, Xata and 3 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, goandgo!
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
o0o I love the effect ;-) o0o

deep in the night something stirred
I woke up and thought what had I heard . . .
quickly I "dressed" and went to see
what it was that had woken me . . . ;-)
the cold night air made me tremble with fear
but there were no hedgehogs, rabbits or deer ;-)
I could hear gentle footsteps and yet how strange . . .
with snow on the ground
no footprints were found . . . !
9 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to beverley
your shadow always walks aside you, Bev :)

thanks for invitation
9 years ago.
beverley has replied to Armando Taborda club
~ cRaZy ~

;-))
9 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to beverley
thanks for bite, Bev :)
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
POEMS 4U

;-))) welcome hope you will join ;-)
9 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to beverley
done, Milady! :)
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
beverley has replied to Armando Taborda club
o0o thank you o0o
9 years ago.
 .t.a.o.n.
.t.a.o.n.
winter makes dizzy... ;-)
9 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to .t.a.o.n.
...autumn as well, Robert! :)
9 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, Xata!
9 years ago.
 Christel Ehretsmann
Christel Ehretsmann club
impressionism...
beautiful !
9 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Christel Ehretsmann club
my inner light thanks you very much, Christel :)
9 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Thanks for fave, Lorenzo Salmonson!
9 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Great ! i like it very much !
9 years ago.
Armando Taborda club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thanks much, Ulrich!
9 years ago.

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