I am thrilled to see one of poems feature in this anthology: https://hybriddreich.co.uk/the-joy-of-living/
Here is the poem:
Pinch of pepper
Walking at dusk clears my head.
Nightshades with a pinch of pepper.
Vixens yipping, their clocks locked
in a copse.
Waiting for love.
Underbellies upon wintry ground.
A streetlamp blurs.
I notice three rings of sodium.
The haloes become one in the dark.
The gracious blade of my optic nerve.
Crossing the threshold, my body warms.
I see our love by the fireplace.
Like a third person
or a scent of mauve, unearned love.
This culture clash smoke is revealed
as I sing to these vapours.
A bone clicks.
Nerves signal the end of my selfish wasting.
Baths empty with a whisper.
My voiceless hands are upturned.
I rush to find you.
We dream of new fusions that feel
the dawning and growth of stars.
We dance
and our freedom laughs all night.
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