Sign for the North Pole
There is a sign at the crossroads.
There is a sign at the crossroads.
It directs
you north to the snowflakes
of frozen
lands where the arctic fox’s
pups curl
into each other
buried into
the chilled tundra.
Scotland, UK
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I like the idea of following the sign to find the arctic foxes
ReplyDeleteI now know what to call the young of these beautiful animals!
ReplyDeleteArctic foxes are beautiful creatures. Great poem.
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