'Inverted' my first thought
when the sunlight bleached the factory roofs
and beyond, the forthcoming rainstorm
dyed the sky to black.
a poetical response following close observation: pebbles for rivers of stones
Monday 31 October 2011
Sunday 30 October 2011
Saturday 29 October 2011
Soaking seeming ineffective
The red wine stain
on last night's biscuit-coloured tablecloth
has now turned indigo.
on last night's biscuit-coloured tablecloth
has now turned indigo.
Friday 28 October 2011
Realised with mild shock
In the dark, my feet still do not know
the number pattern of the stairs,
even after thirty-seven years
the number pattern of the stairs,
even after thirty-seven years
Thursday 27 October 2011
On my way to buy a morning paper #10
Absence of blanketing wind
enables tiny, coloured stitches of sound
to be heard, as background pattern.
enables tiny, coloured stitches of sound
to be heard, as background pattern.
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Treating effect not cause
In half-term week
three speed bumps
black with white triangles
are built in the road beside the school
three speed bumps
black with white triangles
are built in the road beside the school
Tuesday 25 October 2011
On my way to buy a morning paper #9
Spat of rain and rustling raincoat,
squelch and slick of squeaking boots,
detract from silent dark and thoughtful contemplation.
squelch and slick of squeaking boots,
detract from silent dark and thoughtful contemplation.
Monday 24 October 2011
Seven in the evening - hooray?
From the east, across the night-dark Tees
an ice-cream vendor plays a tune to tell me
that the sun is coming out to play
an ice-cream vendor plays a tune to tell me
that the sun is coming out to play
Sunday 23 October 2011
Seen while watching rugby
Man with dirty white-grey, dark-grey little dog
appears to have another on his head,
this one with ear-flaps.
appears to have another on his head,
this one with ear-flaps.
Saturday 22 October 2011
What a waste!
Doorbell rings, mid-sentence
Run downstairs - delicious young man,
collecting for charity
Damn!
Run downstairs - delicious young man,
collecting for charity
Damn!
Friday 21 October 2011
Blows the wind, southerly
and the sound of the fair, raucously loud, intermittent
flies up the hill,
dragging smoky dark-eyed and long ago memory:
ignorance swirling with premature ache for experience.
flies up the hill,
dragging smoky dark-eyed and long ago memory:
ignorance swirling with premature ache for experience.
Thursday 20 October 2011
Wednesday 19 October 2011
On my way to buy a morning paper #8
Semi-circle moon above my head
bleeding brightness
onto a blue-grey blanket.
bleeding brightness
onto a blue-grey blanket.
Tuesday 18 October 2011
On my way to buy a morning paper #7
Two overhead geese,
ten degrees apart,
noisy enough for a 'V' of a couple of dozen
ten degrees apart,
noisy enough for a 'V' of a couple of dozen
Monday 17 October 2011
Monday morning wasn't grumpy to start
Congenitally concept-free of consequence,
the woman on the corner has parked her 4x4
across the path, again.
the woman on the corner has parked her 4x4
across the path, again.
Sunday 16 October 2011
static
I am a point of stillness
as my daughter whirls around me
making contact at Hong Kong
and from Schipol.
as my daughter whirls around me
making contact at Hong Kong
and from Schipol.
Saturday 15 October 2011
Friday 14 October 2011
From my window, as I vainly seek inspiration
The merest smudge of dirty apricot:
a hem below the rigor mortis sky
and only two leaves moving
a hem below the rigor mortis sky
and only two leaves moving
Thursday 13 October 2011
On my way to buy a morning paper #6
Half-light
half-dressed woman
high heels and a towelling dressing gown
searches the boot of her car
for clothes
half-dressed woman
high heels and a towelling dressing gown
searches the boot of her car
for clothes
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Coincidence
The grey of the clouds
blowing up from the west
match exactly the towels
I've just hung on the line
blowing up from the west
match exactly the towels
I've just hung on the line
Monday 10 October 2011
Enthusiasm?
My dentist
talks about the weather
as if he will not repeat himself
three times an hour,
every hour,
every day.
talks about the weather
as if he will not repeat himself
three times an hour,
every hour,
every day.
Friday 7 October 2011
Uncertainty
So contrast-cold this morning
that I check the condensation on the car
to make sure it's not frost.
that I check the condensation on the car
to make sure it's not frost.
Thursday 6 October 2011
Influence of the wind
Yesterday's scampering, truant-playing leaves
close circle-scrummed damp this morning.
close circle-scrummed damp this morning.
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Minor irritation
Black grit-stones from BT's pavement-patching tarmac
stick to soles of sandals,
tread into house.
stick to soles of sandals,
tread into house.
Tuesday 4 October 2011
discomfort
The motorcycle instructor
sits on the sharp end of a red and white stripe cone
and shouts across the carpark
at his girl trainee
sits on the sharp end of a red and white stripe cone
and shouts across the carpark
at his girl trainee
Monday 3 October 2011
A pondering
What exactly is it
that turns random objects
not especially arranged on a windowsill
into a Still Life?
that turns random objects
not especially arranged on a windowsill
into a Still Life?
Sunday 2 October 2011
And how could we have told him?
The owner of the retaurant
might have exuded less bonhomie
had he known he'd left his flies undone
might have exuded less bonhomie
had he known he'd left his flies undone
Saturday 1 October 2011
Forty-fifth wedding anniversary
Five then seven geese flew overhead
clanking and vociferous
Then the world turned pink
clanking and vociferous
Then the world turned pink
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