[The Spurring Platty]

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Spoken To

For hunting the hart the king could have his head.
The village might banish him for going this far into the forbidden forest.
But peasants do what they must to survive.

Silently he nocked an arrow and drew his bow tight.
To his amazement the hart stared back and said, “What led you here?”


The arrow’s fletching spoke a feathery whisper in his ear, “Put me away or let your family go hungry.”


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