
Flame quick, then saunter-scinter
I am light and quiet, until I am lonely.
Hear me yap
Through gaps
In closed trees; minds
Pad-foot through wood bush
Or big, barley acreage,
And fluffy clouds.
I lick when hot.
Strike when not.
I am always here. Remember me.

Play-dance in moss, then burrow
I am low and slow, until I am busy.
See my shoulder
Strong under boulders
In berrylands; hands
Bare among the ramsons, digging
Or wormeries under oak,
And gentle rain.
I sleep when hot.
Dig when not.
I am always here. Remember me.

Silver slim, then swimming long
I am ribboning, until I am hungry.
Smell the hormone
On wet, pewter stones.
On joy-mud slopes; toes
Roll-spine and tail straight above flow
Or nursing kits in alder holes,
And thundering.
I fish when hot.
Vanish when not.
I am always here. Remember me.

Silken glide, then nested heather
I am sky-barrelling, until I am broody.
Taste the lizard-prey
On lazy, lichen days.
On Scots pine and sour grass; tongue
Stalling wind, talons open to land
Or hatched chicks from rarest shell,
And heat haze.
I rest when hot.
Hunt when not.
I am always here. Remember me.

Flicker wing, then tilted peer
I am feather and soft, until I am angered.
Touch this red
On twigs overhead.
In thin hedge or fence pole; soul
Ruffle the dead-leaf, and pull the worm.
Or mealies in copper-cat gardens,
And blizzards.
I bathe when hot.
Fight when not.
I am always here. Remember me.

Sleep-fur-curl, then open-lands
I am twitch and edge, until I am running.
Dream my fears
Beneath wheat-ears.
In dips, hide; eyes
Burnt orange, like ancient fires.
Or green waves on rounded hills,
And gales.
I pant when hot.
Box when not.
I am always here. Remember me.
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All available as postcards to purchase in packs of six, coming soon. Thank you!
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