Chasms are often tired,
I’ve seen them yawning,
dawn in the desert and
the sun already baking.
me,
faking out a living.
Tarantulas
doing the tarantella
me,
under the sun umbrella
watching the oasis dry.
© 2020, John Smallshaw.
John Smallshaw. Stating the obvious since 1956.
Chasms are often tired,
I’ve seen them yawning,
dawn in the desert and
the sun already baking.
me,
faking out a living.
Tarantulas
doing the tarantella
me,
under the sun umbrella
watching the oasis dry.
© 2020, John Smallshaw.