Owls never stare,
Stoats think they are ponies
And moths enjoy egg boxes.
Desiccated leaves smell of biscuits, Squirrels
hold secrets,
Earth sweats after mist.
Flies have no sense of
scale, Hinds fear flightiness
Foxes hover like god.
Slow worms are not, The
lynx feels thunder,
Bats exercise together.
Moss is a sovereign nation
Curlews wish for soup
And cake-like bites.
Worms trespass in pavilions
While millipedes trample
Train-like, everything.
I could eat a puffin But
choose not to.
They wrestle with notions.
Claggy black fly? Who
knows
Maybe them too