Moth
Etched
silk threads, millimetres from glass;
and
fossilised moths –
scattered
across the greenhouse window pane –
like
cured truths.
As
I pull last season’s tomatoes
from
the ground,
I
think of cloaked women sentenced to
death;
nooses around
their
necks, walking towards sycamore.
It’s
branches are strong
and
will hold their weight – be memory
on
hilltop,
lingering
like a autumnal night,
like
moths around bonfire light.
3 comments:
love the phrase "cured truths"
Is the possessive apostrophe correct at the start of the second verse?
Ash
I think so, because I'm using 'season' as if to mean 'summer' - therefore referring to it in the singular. Removing the apostrophe would make it seem like I am referring to more than one season. Right? Eek! I'm getting myself all confuddled...
If I switch the subject and object around, I'd say 'tomatoes from last season'not 'seasons', because I've taken possession out of the equation...?....?
*&^%$£"!()><@#' M = the current state of my mind. HELP!
My bad - I didn't mean "season's" possessive apostrophe. That's absolutely correct for singular season.
My concern was the "It's" at the start of the line:
"It's branches are strong..."
Ash (always happy to confuddle)
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