I Lost my Shoes on Rachel Street - by
I lost my shoes on Rachel St.
/ Head lolled back to rest
/ against a pillow of the Mont
/ kiss the foot of the…
emancipation
Wild Women of a Certain Age - by
My sisters, the time has come
/ to let your hair grow long and wild and grey,
/ to cast away the heated rollers…
Full Stretch - by
and this is where you are watching me before the fire and I am
/ lying with the death-stillness on me…
The Release - by
The scaffolding has gone. The sky is there! hard cold high clear and blue.
/ Clanking poles and thudding planks were the…
Just ahead - by
Just ahead of hunger’s where I ride,
/ Below the rocks, above the tide.
/ Wind in my cape, star above,
/ We…
Risky Breasts - by
Enjoy abseiling, hang-gliding, rollercoasters. Are sloping off for a sly fag mid-morning. Don’t care what they eat: fish suppers, pizza, doughnuts, Campbell’s meatballs. Will open that second bottle. Are the bad girl in Grease, all surly attitude leading to ruin. Don’t care about their career, spend six months in the Andes. Won’t fasten their seatbelt […]
The Wild Swans at Coole - by
The trees are in their autumn beauty,
/ The woodland paths are dry,
/ Under the October twilight the water …
The Bird that was Trapped has Flown - by
in memoriam Vicky Patterson
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/ The bird that was trapped has flown
/ The sky that was grey is blue
/ The bone that was dead…
Warning - by
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
/ With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
/ And…
from My Dreams Often Humble Themselves - by
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/ I want nothing more than wings
/ or my soul to cease yearning for flight.
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/ 2
/ I want to cry out with all…