Saturday 18 June 2011

foxgloves

the garden is full of foxgloves -
hanging out their bubblegum pink gloves
for the foxes. They will arrive in the night
saucer-eyed, drawn in like moths to the moon,
then will dance through the darkness,
their gloved feet blazing like fireflies.

4 comments:

Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Wow!

Crafty Green Poet said...

I love the idea of foxes actually wearing foxgloves!

Mark Sargeant said...

Thank you both for your comments, glad you enjoyed it!

Stella Pierides said...

I love this one! I just discovered your blog, so I look forward to reading...