Sunday 6 November 2022

The young stag ...



I thought of Actaeon -

His crown of antlers - 


His new body, his nakedness - 

The moment of transformation - 


No words now from his lolling tongue - 

The memory of that beautiful white body still terrible - 


Standing, heart pounding, terrified, under the ancient trees - 

Waiting for the huntress - 




Arne 
Dorset 


November 2022

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