Inspiration borrowed from ‘The Oval Portrait’, a short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
I sit
and, whilst sitting here,
ripe, if not ready, for the coppicing,
the length of the brush offers sparse protection
against the swoop
of desire.
Later, during the sweeping, I will swipe myself back into the pith of
the Ash.
Copyright owned by The Silly-Savvy Salopian, January 2020
Image by an unknown artist from a portrait on display in Prado Lounge, with the kind permission of the staff.
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Freelance writer and descendant of the cave dweller and outlaw, Humphrey Kynaston. Banished from Shropshire for my eccentricity, I have made my home in Suffolk. I write poetry, short stories, travel journals, comedy gig reviews and non-fiction articles. My wish is to write my way back into the heart of my birth land. All writing commissions (and free holidays in Shropshire!) considered.
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