Lying In Wait

November 27, 2023

Ice on the fence wire …

insult to injury

The barb when it’s deadly

pointed and sharp

A night rain has frozen

and hidden the danger

Awaiting intruders

—that come in the dark

(Dreamsleep: November, 2023)

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