Today, And Maybe Tomorrow

I am not sure

If I should sit

For I am only

Half-way home

But that one tree

On the far horizon

Captivated

My every thought

So I did sit

And gifted

These few words

To all of those

Who are lucky enough

To pass this way

At the very beginning

Of autumn

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Tasty, and Photographic

I am in

The Yorkshire Bridge Inn

I have ordered

Homemade Steak & Kidney Pie

And a pint of Farmer’s Blonde

By the local Bradfield Brewery

Actually it will be my second

For I was here an hour ago

But they stop serving food

(Perhaps to give the cook a break)

Between three and four

So I had to turn and turn again

I’ve got a long walk back

To the Bamford Quaker House

Where I am staying, already

I am over six thousand steps

And that’s just with the getting here

Let alone that tricky trek home

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We are inquisitive

We are inquisitive

The human race

Women more than men

Yes I think so

But there again

In case

You had not noticed

I am a man

So there I was

On the footpath

Along the bank

Of Ladybower reservoir

And to my knowledge

But please do correct me

There is no Lord Bower

Other than my old friend John

Who died

Quite possibly of alcohol poisoning

With that I say goodbye

And welcome to my mother

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And so we walked

And so we walked

Those narrow, winding

Scilly isles lanes

On that Sunday afternoon

Which was bright

And dull

In equal measure

You could have skipped

Though I don’t suppose

This was a time

For skipping

Almost surreal really

That we walk in peace

As we part, similarly

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Am I a working poet

Am I a working poet

Or a very lazy writer

Am I the one who saw it

Or simply another inscriber

Am I the truth that sends

Or the pretending aristocrat

Who fears all that defends

The status quo in his purple hat

Am I the nearly man

Or one leaning to the left

Am I with the gypsy caravan

Or once more sadly bereft

Am I the artist on tour

Or the working man’s retiree

Am I the epitome of the poor

Or seeker disguised as visionary

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