Poem
John Kinsella
Death of a Farm Boy
Death of a Farm Boy
Death of a Farm Boy
Rebelliouslyleaning his rifle
against the taut wires
of the fence
he stepped over,
pivoting
on his leading foot
watching as the barrel
began its slow arc
towards him;
the hair trigger
jarring
as the bead
of the sights
clipped a barbed twist,
the crack of firing
annihilating
the quail-heavy
fields.
© 1998, John Kinsella
From: The Hunt
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books, London
From: The Hunt
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books, London
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Death of a Farm Boy
Rebelliouslyleaning his rifle
against the taut wires
of the fence
he stepped over,
pivoting
on his leading foot
watching as the barrel
began its slow arc
towards him;
the hair trigger
jarring
as the bead
of the sights
clipped a barbed twist,
the crack of firing
annihilating
the quail-heavy
fields.
From: The Hunt
Death of a Farm Boy
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