grubby brown land
half-moon like a splash of milk
punctuation in the darkest of darks
and the dog is barking
mustard-bearded with its earbud leg
and chalky eye eying a bird
red-tailed bottle
above the ladder to nowhere
or black everywhere
a place a dog still howls
at the nonchalant moon
night-time's noiseless citizen
Aug 26, 2024
Aug 26, 2024 at 5:53 PM UTC
grubby brown land
half-moon like a splash of milk
punctuation in the darkest of darks
and the dog is barking
mustard-bearded with its earbud leg
and chalky eye eying a bird
red-tailed bottle
above the ladder to nowhere
or black everywhere
a place a dog still howls
at the nonchalant moon
night-time's noiseless citizen
Written: August 2024.
Explanation: A poem written in my own time. Feedback welcome. A link to my Facebook writing page and Instagram page can be found on my HP home page. This piece is inspired by Joan Miró's 1926 painting 'Dog Barking at the Moon.'
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