Lawrence Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
Red Spider Lilies
For Max
Who Magicked Autumn in with the
Spider Lilies
Red
spider lilies – we were speaking of them
And why
somehow they hadn’t yet appeared
To
call the oak leaves down upon the lawn
To
dance among their equinoctial blooms
Red
spider lilies – suddenly they are here!
Perhaps
they only waited to be invited
We
spoke, and they arose, laughing at us
And waving
happily in the afternoon breeze
Red
spider lilies – now autumn has begun
In
late September’s glowing tawny sun
