Monday, 12 May 2025

64. Peter Groves' 'Instinct' - inviting Karl van Dyke into the garden

 



INSTINCT


When winter thaws out into spring

and warmth oozes with the busyness of bees

and flowering fragrances and trees

are vibrant with the songs of birds nesting,

there are no greater displays of ecstasy 

than the neutered dogs and cats shedding

their domestic connections 

to writhe in the backyard glass, offering

up their furry bellies to the sun.

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