‘Daisy’s Knot’ by Ben Banyard

She comes to my desk,
clutches a mangled clump.
My necklace is all muddled up.
Can you fix it, Daddy?

I can tell that something went wrong
when she tried to unravel it herself,
only to make it much worse.

I keep it on my desk,
fiddle with it in idle moments
worry away to loosen it.

Eventually I untie the last clump,
admire the simple clean line,
a silver acorn on a fine chain.

I fasten it around her neck,
hope to always resolve her tangles,
no matter how tight the knot.

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Meet the Poet!

Ben Banyard lives in Portishead, on the Severn Estuary just outside Bristol, UK. His third collection, Hi-Viz, was published by Yaffle Press in 2021 and is available via his website: https://benbanyard.wordpress.com. Ben also edits Black Nore Review: https://blacknorereview.wordpress.com.