woodpigeon calling
a woodpigeon calling in the distance
a pause
another one replying nearby
a pause
again and again
a pause a pause
my shy being takes courage
that it is so
that this is a universe
with intimate recognitions
passing to and fro
that I am included inside
I make my own call
a long humming painting of a verse
slow beating with whispering wings
whoo whooo whoo who who am I?
a pause
I am waiting
like God perhaps
to know all the parts of myself
it is taking some time
with everything everywhere replying
it seems I may be larger than I thought and
a pause a pause a pause
longer than a lifetime can know
Jackie Henshall is an established artist working mostly in glass from her studio inside an old woollen mill in Carmarthenshire, Wales. She has recently launched her first book of poems and drawings, there came upon me, with a gallery exhibition, with some poetry readings as well to add another dimension. Previous work has been published in Amethyst Review and Braided Way, where she was nominated for Pushcart prize. http://www.jackiehenshall.co.uk
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