Today’s my birthday

Today’s my birthday

Lunch at the café in the woods

I am all in mustard yellow

Beneath my Shetland coat

We both have the lamb

And neither of us

Bother with a starter

Though the prawn cocktail looks good

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Today I wear paisley

Today I wear paisley

A more. modern

Jeff Banks creation

Of course now it doesn’t fit

And the cotton has dried

Already its lost some joy

Whereas in the sixties

With Mr Hendrix, and

All of those psychedelic goings on

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How easy

How easy

To make a mistake

How trite

The sentence that follows

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Happy to be happy

Happy to be happy

For all of that

Which cannot be taken

From me

Such as the peace

To write this

As my lamb mince stew

Simmers in the slow cooker

Knowing also that tonight

I have a choice

Though study ought to

And will come first

Afterwards Netflix

Or Amazon or BBC or ITV

On the big screen

Via the projector

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Focus on the writing

Focus on the writing

Turn the words

Into a complication

Or a resolution

Look for your way

Of destabilising

Or sensitising

Your avoidance

Swear if it suits

Fuck is a good word

Also

Not a bad thing to do

As long as

Love leads the way

Yes, be sure that love

Sets you up for the explosion

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