Dream Song 106: 28 July

Calmly, while sat up friendlies & made noise

delight fuller than he can ready sing

or studiously say,

on hearing that the year had swung to pause

and culminated in an abundant thing,

came his Lady's birthday.

Dogs fill daylight, doing each other ill:

my own in love was lugged so many blocks

we had to have a vet.

Comes unrepentant round the lustful mongrel

again today, glaring at her bandages & locks:

his bark has grit.

This screen-porch where my puppy suffers and

I swarm I hope with heartless love is now

towards the close of day

the scene of a vision of friendlies who withstand

animal nature so far as to allow

grace awhile to stay