This poem is taken from PN Review 282, Volume 51 Number 4, March - April 2025.
Five Poems
Hedge maze
the hous is krynkeled to and fro...
‘The Legend of Good Women’, Chaucer, 1387
Slow as it goes,
the labyrinth glistening
with ice
circuit-board
of crinkled hallways
doors
in bookcases,
dead ends, night-house
of my mind
with at its heart
the lookout tower, lawn
and rescue flare
demilitarised
zone where wildlife
flourishes
uncomplicated
...
the hous is krynkeled to and fro...
‘The Legend of Good Women’, Chaucer, 1387
Slow as it goes,
the labyrinth glistening
with ice
circuit-board
of crinkled hallways
doors
in bookcases,
dead ends, night-house
of my mind
with at its heart
the lookout tower, lawn
and rescue flare
demilitarised
zone where wildlife
flourishes
uncomplicated
...
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