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untamed
for Jae
you inhabit the untamed spaces
outside the circle of this garden
 past black-stemmed bamboo and cercis canadensis

whose heart-shaped leaves cache a windchime
 which tinkles as I pass

you are summoned by unseen birdsong
just past creamy lilies dotted with dew 

past purple clematis which like Icarus reach to touch the sun

past orderly fern, astilbe
potted thyme

beyond paving-stone path recessed in twilight lawn
 you are bramble, exposed roots
 
dips and falls of newbrown earth
timbered scent of deepmade soil
 
you pull me out of comfort,
beyond clarity of morning
 
you wait and whisper to me from the wild spaces
outside the circle of this garden

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from The Cowichan Series, released June 1, 2019

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Jim Jackson Calgary, Alberta

Jim Jackson is a Calgary Herald bestselling author, reluctant gentleman and dabbler in the dark arts of blues music. Jim’s mission is to give – in these troubled times – intelligent escapism for modern readers and listeners.

Find out more at jacksontron.com
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