as the remaining grains of light
listen for the music of cicadas.
He thinks of Carew, Chepstow, Kidwelly,
as he executes a Spanish
castle on its hill.
Unbearable hours
underneath an unforgiving sun
accelerates the mind's imagination.
Witnessed by a searching sky,
earth and scorched plants,
feverish veins jealous for
the love of a throbbing landscape,
at home with the palette's suit.
Byron Beynon lives in Wales. His work has been widely published in Europe, the USA and Australia. A former co-editor of Roundyhouse magazine, his collections include The Sundial (Flutter Press), Cuffs (Rack Press) and The Echoing Coastline (Agenda Editions).
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