head down he walks the same diagonal path
\nhe walked last week and endless weeks before
\nand scrupulously notes forgets and notes
\neach paw- and footprint scattered in the snow<\/p>\n
each tells a tale to store away for sleep
\nhere lovers met and there a conversation
\nand underneath those trees she dug her heel
\nand there one stamped his feet in sheer frustration<\/p>\n
and there a dog dug for the ghost of bone
\nand here a squirrel and after him a cat
\nand someone took a shortcut through the drifts
\nand here the plough pushed drifts as far as that<\/p>\n
he’s reached the end; the story has been told
\nand all’s behind: forgotten, still and cold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
head down he walks the same diagonal path he walked last week and endless weeks before and scrupulously notes forgets and notes each paw- and footprint scattered in the snow each tells a tale to store away for sleep here … Continue reading