Advisory
From the earth: faces. From the roots
of grasses, trees: faces, earth’s own.
In front of you: butterflies,
dragons, damsels; turquoise, gold.
In front of you: hoopoes, copper, bronze.
Face this sky from the earth: look up.
Face earth from sky: your own rich self.
*Harry Owen, formerly of Cheshire, now lives in Grahamstown, South Africa. His collections are: Searching for Machynlleth, The Music of Ourselves, Five Books of Marriage and Non-Dog. A memorial collection for his father, Worthy, will be published in March 2011. More details here.