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Image for the poem Portrait of a resting man

Portrait of a resting man

Slumped
on the branch
of a gum tree
lain the body
of a man
shirtless
decaying
flies and moths
feeding off
chest and face
arms dangle
on either side
of branch

no sign
of trauma
on the face
or the body

for
he is asleep
deep!



© KDAmB 2016. All rights reserved



Image source: ANSPA(Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
http://anpsa.org.au/e-cam.html
Written by KDAmB
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