In the garden

In the garden
poplars crack and leaf
a fox eats daffodils
sparrows begin to bloom
gurgling in the trees
ivy drops like smoke
branches lose their rags
a squirrel chews its foot
falling from the fence
pidgeons crash unconscious
into the bramble bushes
the roses come humble
with twenty kisses
the crow is stalking
from behind the tulips
the ground is broke
the soil is soaked
the rotten stump falls
in love with woodlice

At night the rain
will wash the reeds
drink the ants
coronate the bees
now the starlings crackle
around the king
the badger wakes
and eats its young
owls shed their wings
deer are mating
in the sun
while in a ditch
frog lies bleeding