Haunted Houses - by
All houses wherein men have lived and died
Are haunted houses. Through the open doors
The harmless phantoms on their errands glide,
With feet that make no sound upon the floors.
interiors
Who’s In? - by
‘The door is shut fast And everyone’s out.’ But people don’t know What they’re talking about! Say the fly on the wall, And the flame on the coals, And the dog on his rug, And the mice in their holes, And the kitten curled up, And the spiders that spin — ‘What, everyone out? Why, […]
Fantasia On A Line Of W.S. Graham - by
I still remember when I cared enough / to watch you sleep
Box Room - by
First the welcoming. Smiles all round. A space
For handshakes.
The Interior - by
A lifetime of work to own a house / then you end up diminished by it.
In the Jewish Synagogue at Newport - by
Here, where the noises of the busy town, / The ocean’s plunge and roar can enter not, / We stand…
Sacrifice/Ìobairt - by
And this was known as the milk room,
/ the coldest room in the cool house.
/ There, on a paint-stained table,
/ Jugs and bowls…
La Casa - by
a mia padre
/
/ Esta es la casa. Las ventanas abiertas
/ dejan caer la luz y una frágil
/ penumbra se esconde en los rincones.
/ Suaves…
No. 115 dreams - by
The living room remembers Gran dancing to Count Basie.
/ The kitchen can still hear my aunts fighting on Christmas day.
/ The hall…
The Finished House - by
In the finished house a flame is brought to the hearth.
/ Then a table, between door and window
/ Where a…
The Home Keeps the Whole Together - by
The banister begs for biddable bodies.
/ The pantry pleads for plentiful provisions.
/ The cooker cries out for creative cuisine.
/ The…
Kom til Jorda - by
For et par år sida ramla en duggdråpe ut av et av
/ kronbladene i liljetapeten i det avstengte rommet i…