Friday 27 May 2016

Sheep Sink

Sheep Sink - published in 'Northwords Now' Issue 30, Autumn 2015



Sheep Sink

That old white sink lay in Duncan's field for decades.
Set at ground level, it quenched the thirst of many passing beast

but not that poor sad ewe last winter, trapped hours
in its icy water, her bleating silenced by snow.

When lifted out, the fleece formed a frozen cuboid,
only the dead head stared up towards the sky.

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