Oct 2019
She couldn't recall in any detail
the few small love affairs of her life.
But she did remember when the stud pig
was brought to her parents’ farm,
how, after its work, it lay
in the sty and sound of blue rain.
How it ran its snout up and down the fine hairs
on the sleeping round of the sow's neck.
the few small love affairs of her life.
But she did remember when the stud pig
was brought to her parents’ farm,
how, after its work, it lay
in the sty and sound of blue rain.
How it ran its snout up and down the fine hairs
on the sleeping round of the sow's neck.
B.T. Joy is a British poet and short fiction writer living in Glasgow. He has also lived in London, Aberdeen and Heilongjiang, Northern China. His poetry and short fiction has appeared in magazines, journals, anthologies and podcasts worldwide including poetry in Yuan Yang, The Meadow, Toasted Cheese, Numinous: Spiritual Poetry, Presence, Paper Wasp, Bottle Rockets, Mu, Frogpond and The Newtowner, among many others. His debut collection of poetry, Teaching Neruda, was released in 2015 by Popcorn Press and his 2016 collection Body of Poetry is also available through Amazon. He can be reached through his website: http://btj0005uk.wix.com/btjoypoet
