Toad
unknown the bad news sat
toad brown warty on the
sill sucking at the Dow Jones
for sustenance for shits n giggles
I am reminded
I am reminded
of when
Paul Harragon retired
did his knee in after many
years of footy crashing up to
big men on the field
we here up in home town
we here
pulled over to the kerb
and wept
we wept
at the news
the Chief’s knee all
came on so sudden all was lost it
was remarkable
the sudden light
the tragedy had us see his
light illuminated darkness
there in wait
beyond the smallness of the day
the normal timbre of our
lives
we see today
the knee again
the knee we see
as Toad
repeating full of bluster
all we know to fear
makes news
this is a great way to go with the thing
ReplyDeletethe local-global connection is the strength of this ...
probably an interesting model for other purposes as well
It reminded me of when Diana Spencer died and people channelled all their personal fears through the tropes of the large demonic/angelic tales. We do it all the time.
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