Word Service

Maiden Over

a glowing vision she stands
in sunbleached white cotton
red stained furrow ploughed
from arrissed hip to crotch
bails scattered all ends up
wicket smashed stumps askew
the bat beaten playing fair
her head thrown back and is
caught in confusion at slip

         you
        might
       think
      that
     but
    I
   couldn't
  possibly
 comment



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