anchor



one on the
roof

sleek unwieldy porkers were grunting in
the ribs
and old gunpowder round the blade
and glance off at the castle
keep
where
the clawfooted chairs and dark mahogany
tables shone like mirrors andirons with
their heads under their wings
or buried in the face
of hans

van ripper and thus gallantly mounted

issued forth
like a dreaming sound in
his day if we may see
the straw and bubble riding quietly
at
anchor under the land




(C) 2026 Shane Cooper


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