Clearing

for Megan

It isn’t too late for clearing

The Telegraph, 17 August 2012

it's what sticks to your fingers
after the taxman has taken his lick
of your lolly, for banks
it's the magical transportation of money
at the speed of light,

elsewhere it's permission to land,
to re-enter the blue, blue sky
or step over a line on a map
between denied and granted,
it's the right stamp in your passport,
it's jumping high enough
to not be tripped by the hurdles,

it's an improvement in the weather,
a space to stand and see the trees
and a track leading out of the forest
unobstructed by snow or fallen leaves.

(c) 2012 Slush Poet