fingertip soil

these keys are muddy
grimy and layered
with mutliple spotted strokes
pinky to fore
middle and ring
fair to middlin
short haired tabby remnants too
delete enter shift
return return
always returning to the source
however riddled
tactile and anchored
cheek to cheek
tip to tip
to tip

Museum of ghosts

They were here just yesterday
A lit and lighting up the sky
Flitting on the branches of the mountain ash
Beaks filled with bright red berries
Skittering flittering flying off
A cloud of waxwings ascending
Along the flight path
Feathers into ether
A museum of ghosts
Etched in memory

less likely occupations

cladder
swamper
rigger
taper
bull milker
chicken catcher
cage washer

Plum tights

Plumb sights
Cusping up to new moon nights
A month to ground
28 groundhog days
Passels of parcels
Light and dark
Legs lit up
Threaded
Swaddled
Purple plum
Yum yum tights

Love

Juicy catnip tomato deserves a bit of love
Elbow length purple mittens deserve a bit of love
Slumbering Jules dog deserves a bit of love
Bundled up Postie delivering bills deserves a bit of love
And the labouring birthday boy deserves a bit of love
Hugs and kisses and little bits of love
Love love love

scuffles

lips chapped in dappled light
waning arms of the christmas cactus
post valentines
icy walks and tender hooves
underskin underfoot
little pips
'nightmares different for men and women: study'
no school i've been to
no school i'm going to
school's out for summer
going in like a lamb
soon out like a lion
it all marches on

Rosy cheeks

Grape leaves and ice dams
Furnace stirring
Kitten purring
Snow in sunlight
The promise of a new moon
All things possible
Welcome the Wood Horse