AMID THE CHAOS

A true story today. I thought I'd lost my kitten and went searching for him in the rain.

IN SEARCH OF A MISSING CAT

Electric light in a bramble tunnel

that links parts of my geography

in a way I had no idea of until now

All the while I call your name

that little whistle that denotes your dinner

thankfully the rain has stopped

Strangers offer suggestions

shake their heads

wish me luck

The emphasising beam of the torch

seems to increase the distance

spaces become infinite

I decide to return home

check the house on the off chance

only to discover a sleeping kitten

Amid the chaos he has made

of pulled up carpet and underlay

in the locked middle bedroom

I think I am rather too near this poem at the moment. That said, I think it is probably nearly there. One to share with the Secret Poets. 

I'm off to see Will Varley on Thursday. I'm looking forward to it. It's been nine years since the last time I saw him.

Until next time.