twentythree

Living smells streaming like banners
In the pungent seasalt wind,
And the cat is driven to a shapeshifting frenzy.

Her small black shadow spins,
A flying fox
A giddy goat
A gecko clinging to the floor,
A dying swan
A bullet from a gun,
All seven samurai swords.

Edit 25 Jan
Talking to fellow smallstoners confirmed my thoughts, the first three lines would have been adequate by themselves..


Living smells streaming like banners
In the pungent seasalt wind,
And the cat is driven to a shapeshifting frenzy.

And the second part needs to be something by itself, the dynamics are there, it's just a matter of working out how to link those to the movements of a cat..for now it could be

The cat spins shadows on the wall

A flying fox
A giddy goat
A gecko clinging to the floor,
A dying swan
A bullet from a gun,
All seven samurai swords.