the hole in the wall
by Graham Catt
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a tree is growing
through the hole in the wall
there is a bird's nest in the tree
and a kite tangled in the higher branches
water is flowing
through the hole in the wall
bringing the occasional fish
and the stink of sea air
once, two mountaineers emerged from the hole
with grappling hooks and snow on their boots
and another time, late at night
I looked through the hole
saw the moon and a carpet of stars
as though we were floating in space
the city asleep
far below us
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