Almanac Poetry: A Change in the Atmosphere

 

A Change in the Atmosphere

 

I feel it –
there’s something
evil
around here;
it’s almost
palpable,
the air
has suddenly
gone cold;
a strange
foul odour
wafts under
my nose;
dank spiritous
mists rise
from the ground,
transude
through the bark
of trees.
I sense
the presence
of ill-will
close by.
Somebody
near
has malevolent
intent
I can feel it.

 

Or is it to do with
this still winter’s night,
the wild dogs howling
in the nearby forest
and the fullness of the dreamy yellow moon?
Perhaps it’s simply
my imagination.
What do you think,
my pale, hooded companion,
half-smiling
Nosferatu?

 

 

 

 

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About

Kevin Densley is a graduate of both Deakin University and The University of Melbourne. He has taught writing and literature in numerous Victorian universities and TAFES. He is a poet and writer-in-general. His fifth book-length poetry collection, Please Feed the Macaws ... I'm Feeling Too Indolent, was published in late 2023 by Ginninderra Press. He is also the co-author of ten play collections for young people, as well as a multi Green Room Award nominated play, Last Chance Gas, which was published by Currency Press. Other writing includes screenplays for educational films.

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  1. Kevin Densley says

    Boo!

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