Drought in Hyde Park (2006)
Spiky straw-like blades
flattened by seekers of shade,
flex to a shoe drop or paw pad,
prickle vulnerable soles
of a barefoot free spirit
flattened by seekers of shade,
flex to a shoe drop or paw pad,
prickle vulnerable soles
of a barefoot free spirit
No daisies for chains
or dandelions to crush.
Withered brittle leaves,
nettles wilted, heads bowed.
staring at the fractured soil.
or dandelions to crush.
Withered brittle leaves,
nettles wilted, heads bowed.
staring at the fractured soil.
Morose trees in the distance
stare at the wasteland
unsure if they too will share
the grim fate allotted to
an erstwhile lush playground
of ochre, sepia and umber.
Contemplate this landscape
forsaken, heat hung with thirst,
imploring a sun swamped sky.
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