Jan/Feb 2021  •   Poetry

Old Garden Fences

by D.S. Maolalai

Earthscape artwork by Andres Amador

Earthscape artwork by Andres Amador


Old Garden Fences

the sun fires, hard
as a shot
with a poolcue.
everything
cracking
through light.

three men
are standing
on the pavement
by the cornershop,
holding
their bottles
of beer.

they are tired,
quite thirsty
with thick
tacky sweatiness

like old
garden fences
and new
coats of paint.