A Dark Cloud Lifted
written by: Glo Curl
Morning’s fickle sun has tricked us both
to this sullen hillside,
down and downed in serendipitous meet
At first she resists, drowsily indignant
of the sacrificial dandelion
teased under her hairy belly
Coyness cancelled she finds her tongue
and clambers aboard, buff tail bobbing
allowing me to airlift her to safety—
a short bee-line from her bungled touchdown
on the boot-worn path
She raids the recovery room and rumbles into life
bound for the sudden brilliance
tumbling down the slope. I unbutton my coat
and step into the light
buzzing
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
Bees…where would we be without them? If I find one in trouble, I always do my best to help; watching them recover and continue on their way lifts my mood every time.
Glo writes formal poetry and flash, enjoying the discipline of the former and brevity of the latter. Her subject matter varies from humorous to dark, fiction and real life. Writing is a challenge, a pleasure and a great way to fill the hours. Her verse has been published in Lightenup-online, The Poet Magazine, Little Old Lady Comedy, Better Than Starbucks Haiku anthology and other places. Her flash fiction has found a home at Secret Attic, Thewrite-in, and Friday Flash Fiction. Glo writes for her own fulfilment; if someone else likes it, all the better. She is still adding stuff to her website: The Old Fashioned Poet.
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