| Party Balloon
Suddenly appears
Moving rapidly northwards -
Its silver-metal sheen
Sparkling - its string
Dangling. Gas assisted
It rises quickly
Over the school roof
And heads off into the
Blueness of the sky.
For the Time Being
High above Sewell
Park today swifts and martins
Mob the kestrel
Bombing, harrying,
Titling - pushing it away over
The roofs of the
Terraces and reclaim
Their air-space - safe
For the time being.
Litter
At the park today
Tape from a broken cassette
Flutters across the
Grass - its long ribbons
Glinting metallically
In the March sunlight.
Litter (1)
In the far corner
Of the High School tennis courts
Empty crisp bags, caught
In this moment's sudden gust,
Spin furiously like leaves.
Headlice Discovered
Sitting on the edge
Of the bath under a bright
Bulb, we groom ourselves
Meticulously like a
Troop of chimpanzees. |
