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Hen.(Poem)

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| April 01, 2006 | Llewellyn, Kate | COPYRIGHT 2006 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
HEN 
 
   I am the dreaming hen. 
   At dusk I do not glance 
   At the red sky staining the river. 
   I know much more than this waits me 
   As I leap into the darkness of the curry tree. 
   With my head tucked under my wing 
   I proceed to traverse the sky. 
   The rooster's inflamed implacable eye 
   Appears as a lake stained with sky 
   And his red rustling feathers 
   Are storm warnings 
   To the meteorologist in the south. 
 ...

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