February

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FULTON the FORM

fulton' is a unique shape form I so labelled after ' Seven days' one of the the works of Hamish Fulton (the Scottish artist) as a tribute to that artist .'fulton' is A square visual poem in letter 3x3 ,4x4,5x5,6x6 etc etc

W  I  N  T  E  R
B  R  E  A  K  S
N  A  T  U  R  E
A  W A  K  E  S
G  A  R  D  E  N
A  S  L  E  E   P
&
an oldie reposted

Fields flooded into skating rinks
into which each footstep sinks,
cracking under body weight so
not the best place to skate.

Thawing February of twitching noses
in tussocks of woken primroses.
Rummaging on hazel boles,hibernating mammals
poke from the holes.

Leafless hedgerows , buds now form
a carpet of white corm,
Badgers forage food near their sett
 renewing the bracken scented couchette.

Nature pair off in twos
 lengthening days come into view.
aconite open in rays of sun
 below, yellow catkins tails fine spun.

Osier shoots in green corn camomile
 early Spring mornings begin to smile.



Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2007

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