tracing the shadows

suffused dawn light creeps across

our watchful faces

after the heat, rain

misty-soft in pearl-grey light

gentle on the eyes

a loud bump below

a shout, hey no-one is hurt,

passing on the lane

our cats still asleep

in a bed of pink flowers

camping out in style

the heat continues

in the forest’s deep shadows

even the earth sweats

helped out of the sink

a strip of toilet tissue

climb little spider

spider in the bath

on steep sides, long legs sliding

forever downwards