Foggy Dream Poem by Barry Middleton

I climb the hill to find
a red fox left behind
waiting in fog and rain
her bark is a refrain

I return to a lost house
the scurry of a mouse
heeds creeping feet
silent ghosts retreat

I barely find my way
past all of yesterday
dreams that I recover
apple trees and clover

I won't go back again
there is too much pain
and mile has led to mile
I sigh and dream a while

the old fox sleeps
a secret hide she keeps
she knows I came in peace
to only seek release