Marilyn Peck: ‘Noctivagous Samantha’, ‘The Exhibition of Ceramic Eggs’, ‘A Skerrick’ and ‘Let loose the secrets to their whereabouts’
Noctivagous Samantha
Wandering in the night, stark naked
She did and was completely unaware
That she did this so delightfully asleep.
She would visit all her rooms unclothed.
And would challenge no one. Unopposed,
She gallivanted with a long-stemmed red
Rose held like a wand, to ward off all
Evil while she danced asleep. No one
Would interrupt her or be abrupt or
Mean enough to challenge her. But,
Was she really asleep? Her eyes were
Unfocussed if she saw you in her
Rooms. If you said a word, she’d not
Hear you. She was noctivagous.
Her name was Samantha, and our lot
Had a party with her every year. The
Only time we saw her fully clothed.
She had one dress, and like her we
Wore the same each year, fully clothed.
Her birthday invitation came each year.
We’d bring a long-stemmed red rose.
Marilyn Peck
Let loose the secrets to their whereabouts
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