John Tustin

The Doe and the Buck

The doe dreams of jumping
into that leaf laden forest
to nibble and nibble

The buck dreams of jumping
the doe

The lioness dreams
they both jump into her mouth

and the lion dreams the lioness
will bring him her kills
and he will jump her
after they’re full

John Tustin’s poetry has appeared in many disparate literary journals since 2009. fritzware.com/johntustinpoetry contains links to his published poetry online.