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Verse 2024

Waiting Room Constant hissUnderwritesMuted conversation,Distant laughter,Inexplicable thuds.As if worlds are collidingIn the next corridor. Above all,Stillness,Anticipation.A tensionLike a dull acheIn your back.Waiting. Afternoon There is nothing quite like the stillness of an autumn afternoon.Hopefully there will be sun on the hawthorn berries.The alarm call of a blackbird.A leaf falling through …

FINAL MOMENTS

VERSE 1978-1988 Uncle Cedric.  Uncle Cedric, in the bath tubDreams of monumental formsBillowing from the steamy water.Closing his eyes, he sighs,The water lapsAround his folded fat;He drifts away to the sun,His spiral orbitRound the plug hole.Uncle Cedric melts intoHis dream;As he disolves, in bubbles,Gurgles down the drain.Next day,When Annie cleans …

Basement Shine

Binbag pavement, Basement shine, Tuning up To another line.   Doors are empty, Lights all closed. No one speaking, No one knows.   Tatoed lady Speaks in riddles; Turns the cards, As the fiddler fiddles.   Singing songs His words are lies, Draws his bow At acheing skies. In the …

Uncle Cedric

Uncle Cedric, in the bath tub Dreams of monumental forms Billowing from the steamy water. Closing his eyes, he sighs, The water laps Around his folded fat; He drifts away to the sun, His spiral orbit Round the plug hole. Uncle Cedric melts into His dream; As he disolves, in …