Shafts

The light

From the warm white

Bare lamp bulb 

Falls onto the bright

Plain polyester type

Shower curtain

I lay in my bathtub

Left side

Under the water line

To ease the pain

Of my year long

Frozen shoulder

I am covered in bubbles

Meanwhile Lyle Lovett

Sings of his woman troubles

These are times of peace

These are times of calm

Balmy reminders of last summer

These are the moments

Of joy and gratefulness

For life and sentimental stuff

This is the life

And don’t I know it

If only I was able to show it

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Regeneration

Turner prize

A cold day in December

Actually a colder day than that

The fruit market

A cold day in December

Actually a warmer day than that

Robots, and waterfronts

A cold day in December

Actually at least as cold a day as that

Turquoise blue volunteers 

Struggle with their posture

Awkward, with time, with purpose

Visitors, and well-wishers

And condescending temptresses

Who have seen me disappear

Seen me disappear

Into paintings and onto postage stamps

Seen me disappear 

Into installations and video projections

Seen me disappear

Into a Saturday afternoon in December

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Broken Open

I have been released

Many times before

Although this sure

Feels like the big one

For several days, and nights

I have felt, and seen, a light

It is a light which I now call

The clear light of freedom

I tell you this as I listen

To Brian Eno’s Discreet Music

While I soak

In my morning bath

While I ease my shoulder pain

With the warmer water

And, with discretion being

The better part of valour

I won’t tell you

Of all of the circumstances

Which have brought about

This wonderful transition

Except to say, for I feel

That I must say something

So I will tell you that at long last

Yes at long last, there was a letter

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Coincidence

You sent me away

I went away

Either way

The way

Was inexcusable

I wanted to stay

Just a little bit longer

But I heard

Someone say

That is a Hollies song

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Winter

After snow, sleet

After sleet, rain

After rain, sun

After sun, light

After light, life

Life, as in birds in flight

Life, as in birds on branches

Life, as in birds at play

Life, as in birds in the snow

After snow, stillness

After snow, shadows

After snow, leaves

After snow, grass

After snow, life

Life, as in rooftops

Life, as in fences

Life, as in summer houses

Life, as in places to stay

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