Become Shamen V

for David Greenslade

Upending the thunder
and letting it roll again
cherished by the clouds
the rain cwching his toes.

A child of the hedgerows
bent chwith
walking through the nursery
seeds cascading from broken pockets

I can wear the nimbus
and the curlaw
as easy as the sun
this raiment is familiar

There are more pockets
in these clothes
than stitches

Rolls his blanket out
upon the ground
sits barefoot
strides rolled up
sets his moustache alight.

James Piers Taylor, 20th October 2006, London

IMAGE: Cernunnos depicted on the Gundestrup Cauldron (1st Century B.C.), held by the Danish Nationalmuseet in Copenhagen.