Green geese
Last night I couldn’t sleep
so I painted geese
not just any geese
but green ones flying over me
heading for the moon
hanging low over Skiddaw
full and round and silver
a speckled-back mirror.
I could see teeth
in the moon’s mouth
whales spouting music
dolphins perched
on top of gold cupids
they fired arrows at me
all night the geese I painted
flew south for the winter
ate clouds and storms
in their beaks were scrolls
when they were thirsty
they found someone like me
who couldn’t sleep
who painted green geese.
Dr. Geraldine Green has read and been published in the UK, USA, Italy and Greece. Her latest collection The Other Side of the Bridge by Indigo Dreams, was published in July 2012. Geraldine is an Associate Editor of Poetry Bay www.poetrybay.com