Journey of Words

on the road

There is a spy in the cabA dashboard cameraThe vehicleUses GPSUp thereBehind the blueBetween Earth and MoonSatellites track usMonitor each start and stopBut I still have eyesThat can see the skyMarsh harrier sweeping the fieldsFoxes redder for evening sunDeer stepping through the hedgerowPast rambling rosesBarley, wheat and rows of spudsAnd I still have earsGold finches,… 

There is a spy in the cab
A dashboard camera
The vehicle
Uses GPS
Up there
Behind the blue
Between Earth and Moon
Satellites track us
Monitor each start and stop
But I still have eyes
That can see the sky
Marsh harrier sweeping the fields
Foxes redder for evening sun
Deer stepping through the hedgerow
Past rambling roses
Barley, wheat and rows of spuds
And I still have ears
Gold finches, cooing collared doves
Oak trees whispering across the lanes
I still have my mind
Keen memories, dreams
Of the girl I love

~

CLP 20/06/2024

The author

Chris Perry

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