Aubade

 

This morning I woke up

As the dream;

 

Eyes on the pillow,

Twin and skinned.

Tongue, placed,

Bewildered,

talking, stilled,

On the coverlet.

 

All I was;

All I was left,

 

A mute stare towards dawn

Born from

An ageless night of storms.

 

 

Dan Belton 13/02/2020

Charming Snakes

What would you like from the menu?

I asked of three charming snakes.

A Swiss bun, please, said an adder.

A Cumberland Ring, please hissed a python.

The oldest man in the room,

demanded the boa constrictor.

But I couldn’t hear him for he was out

And I was in.

Waiting inside a serpent.

He didn’t leave a tip.

Dan Belton – December 2018