voices
from years past
soften
the sharp edges
of another day's news

under a clear sky
October leaves and housebricks -
the election news

evening news -
a wagtail on the ridge
of the roof

National Poetry Day
the General Well Being Index
fluctuates

This weekend I will be in Bath.

heads bent
in suburban drizzle -
allotment sunflowers

morning stillness
the absence
of gulls

let no one
crash in through
the cardboard walls
or loudly start to read
another's part
this paper that we pass
from hand to hand
has promises upon it
that thou art