'Fox at the Funeral'
a new poem featured in A Thrill of Hope, from ClayJar Review
Hello, Poetry Friend
Pre-Script: The day after writing this, The Clayjar Review shared “Fox at the Funeral” in their post titled “To Have a Mind of Winter.” Check out the cool fox illustration!
It’s still the season of Christmas, and I have one more poem to share that was featured in the new edition of The Clayjar Review, A Thrill of Hope. (Please read the whole wonderful issue!) This poem is titled “Fox at the Funeral.”
A caveat: The scene described did not actually happen. But it could have.
We have a lot of foxes in our area, and they have been especially active since it got cool. When I walk my dog in the morning we often see them, even by St. Mary’s. There is a garden between the sanctuary and the Holy Family Center, and it often shelters critters and birds. It would be oh so easy for a vixen to slip through the door, down the hall, into the big church, and find shelter in the space beneath the wooden stairs.
Happy poeming! and Happy New Year!
Megan
I have an affinity for foxes. And I think you might appreciate "The Nightwatch" by Frank Alys, in which he released fox in the National Portrait Gallery in London: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/alys-the-nightwatch-t12195 and https://francisalys.com/the-nightwatch/ ... and especially Travis Walker's rendering of the event, "Night at the Tate" (in which he got the museum wrong!): https://www.visionswestcontemporary.com/artist-work/travis-walker/11626