A Force of Nature’s Personal Ad
Deep calleth unto Deep, slim,
gsoh, quintessence of natural affection,
wltm similar, now in the radiant flower
of youth and darkest death,
from Howarth to Heathland
or wheresoever is the soul’s longing.
Lively and amusing personality
burns with convulsive anguish,
enjoys graveyards, a starved and beaten
dog’s howl, the cry of the wounded heart,
the moan of forsaken spirits
that stalk the charnel by night.
Fun-loving and vivacious,
let us gust o’er the moors together
in quest of the ignis fatuus
of the bogs, the bountiful gales
and the perilous tumult of blizzards.
Does their cleansing power screech
through the ling of your being?
Does every fibre of your person vibrate
in the presence of the wren? Must
abhor socialising. Yorks area and yet
no matter where beneath the welkin.
No inebriates or vainglorious
cowardly base creatures;
as for myself, I am armed against fear.
For solvency I care not one tittle. Be
assured, I will tend thee when thou
art dead and stark. Wide interests.
Trust to your own noble ardour:
I yearn with an unblemished heart.
Josh Ekroy‘s collection, Ways To Build A Roadblock is published by Nine Arches Press. Poems have appeared in The Forward Anthology and Best of British Poetry (Salt). He lives in the City of London.