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Friday, 22 October 2021

Interior

Pebbles, in the flower bowl
Grey ones, pink ones
Rounded from stone

Do they talk
From top to bottom 
From inside to out

Do they walk
From left to right
From dark to light

Pebbles, in the flower bowl
Plain ones, speckled ones
Separate, together, alone

Do they drink
Alcohol, or alcohol-free
Ice cold from the fridge

Do they smoke
Regular, or a cannabis mix
As inhaled on Bluestone Ridge


Thursday, 21 October 2021

As Well

You might wonder
As well might I, of
The weather in the Tundra
And the Icelandic green sky

You may consider
As well may I, of
The blues of the oceans
And the way lands lie

You could spare a thought
And so could I, for
The whales in the Orkneys
And the fish which die

You should take a moment
And so should I, for
The time and the place
Which pass us close by


 

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Sky

A sky blue table
And sky blue chair
A sky blue door
Who might live there

A sky blue sky
And sky blue sea (almost)
A sky blue thought
Hope is here, at the coast

A red blue tanker
Out at sea
A red blue vessel
Anchored deceptively

A red blue ferry
Across the flow
A blue red scurry
For you kind folks to know
 


Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Gratuitous

It is a bit like
The Spanish inquisition
All of these questions
About family relationships

What are you scared of
What are you hiding
Don’t you understand
The importance of family

So why are you embarrassed
Why can’t you be normal
What’s wrong with you
Go on, tell me why don’t you


Monday, 18 October 2021

Gratification

The rains came

As I sat

Eating my fruit scone

With sumptuous jam, and clotted cream


Raindrops bounced

On the Cornish slate pathway

Leading down the English garden

To a place of mystery just beyond


This was a Tuesday

Now we’re heading for a Thursday

With sunlight shining

At the start of the day