This poem is taken from PN Review 282, Volume 51 Number 4, March - April 2025.

Five Poems

Jane Draycott
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
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