An Unexpected Distraction

by Paul Tristram / April 26th, 2020

Sipping warm jasmine tea,
whilst reading
Newton’s translation of
Hermes The Thrice-Greatest’s
Emerald Tablet.
When I sense
something approaching,
from the left-hand side,
at speed.
I turn and see a nuthatch,
a fraction of a second
before it hits, with a bang,
the kitchen window, head-on.
I approach the sink,
and see that it’s still alive,
I’m thinking of going outside
to see if I can do something?
When next door’s cat
appears from nowhere,
grabs it, and scarpers off.
“If They’re Trying That hard
To Stop Me, Then I Must Be
Doing Something Right”
I reason to myself,
as I wander back to studying.

Paul Tristram is a widely published Welsh writer who deals in the Lowlife, Outsider, and Outlaw genres.  He wrote his first poem as a teenager following his release from the (Infamous) Borstal ‘HMP Portland’, and he has been creating Literary Terrorism ever since. Read other articles by Paul, or visit Paul's website.

This article was posted on Sunday, April 26th, 2020 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.