death of a naturalist

Cards (9)

  • all year the flax-dam festered
  • bubbles gargled delicately
  • but best of all was the warm thick slobber
  • i sickened, turned and ran
  • i knew if i dipped my hand the spawn would clutch it
  • daddy and mammy
  • gross bellied frogs
  • the slap and plop were obscene threats
  • the gap between the stanzas is a volta, from joy to immediate horror