doves banter the night through
made sleepless by the south’s revival
coming in hard pushing northern dust to ground
making claim to earth again
rain brings the splotchy ozone down
the ordinance of sky restored
on the highland road puddles make nonsense
trees lift off closing roads
the detour is a waft in fog
wipers pout vain against humidity
the navigating voice is scripture
reciting for the hairpins
conversational in the suburbs of the divide
more private in the cleansed alps
the novelty of tryst by squelch
an almost whisper between hail
straight ahead at ‘Crossover’
veer left ‘Old Telegraph Road’
two dogs bulk slather against our legs
a welcome swipe of nonchalance
the world has limped in behind us
a valley rises set as ocean on the horizon
sliding doors open the reveal
jack in the box life springs out renown
to daub a leap on the giddy day
First published in Autumn House February 2020, rebadged for Autumn House Review November 2020.
https://autumnhousereview.blogspot.com/2020/11/to-artists-retrospective-jindivick-by.html
James Walton Poetry 