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Thursday, 17 March 2016

No. 35

The cold wind cuts into the frozen shoulder; whinge
Steel tipped heels skate over the frozen pond; squeal
All I wanted was to create a Lowry or a Giacometti sculpture
All I wanted was to make a film with subtitles; pan & zoom

The tickets are taken; dispensed, formed into an orderly queue
Smooth groomed hair sits; uneasy beside tic-tac trainer shoes

All I wanted was to paint a picture; a snapshot of ordinary life; ordinarily
All I wanted was to capture the time; in the hospital waiting room; waiting

The cold wind cuts into the frozen north; we sit here quietly, proud
Steel tipped heels skate over the frozen pond; we remember those days of laughter


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Wednesday, 16 March 2016

Happy Stance

What makes me happy
Is being happy
I spoke with you tonight
I was happy
I saw your photograph
I was happy
I thought of past and future
I was happy
I am here, now
Happy
What makes me happy
Is you being happy



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Tuesday, 15 March 2016

First Foot In

Open the door
The car door
Breathe in the air
The fresh air

Widen the smile
Widen your smile
Beside the stream
Beside the sparkling water

Settle the feet
Settle your feet
Here on moorland, here
On Dartmoor's moorland


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Monday, 14 March 2016

Dutifully Certified

I was asked
I almost declined
I thought better of it
Why not, press on

I stumbled
Was the word wobbly
I ought to get a grip
Forget that to be forgotten

He couldn't do it to order
And neither can I
Not for spectacle, nor coda
Neither for mere passers by

I wasn't sure
Not to begin with
Now I am rocking
Rolling this way and that

Will he, won't he
Should he, shouldn't he
I'm sure he can, I know he can
O, blinking heck, they have


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Sunday, 13 March 2016

Midpoint

I drove
Two and a half hours
To collect you
Your mother drove
About the same

The trees are still
The leaves are still

We stood together
On the beach
Throwing pebbles
Into the sea
As darkness fell

The mist is hanging
Surrounded by the dew

Your mother drove
Two and a half hours
To collect you
I drove
About the same


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