Tag Archives: sun

For the Sun to Fade Her

What is the question you ask when the coffee is thick as blood and the radiators carry warmth like ants into the hive? I got a parcel this morning, a rare butterfly from Cerro Catedral. I must attach the Latin … Continue reading

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M4 Drive In

The road out of London is congested. There are brake lights on the bridges – four thousand tons of metal stopped against the sky and chipped with airport gold. A shapeless sun pulsates through the cars’ breath – a sunset … Continue reading

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Bench Rest in Cardiff

Brown leaf yellow flat and curled like crêpe on the grass crows’ kerfuffle looking for afternoon tea and scones with jam watched by a cat that twitches and chirrups tail swash fat seasonal hair trees shed for winter finger autumn … Continue reading

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Powdered Air: Hospital Visit

I sit in a glasshouse car watching crows squat in the wind over the hospital buildings with bricked up eyes tumble out of line merge with knot weed and hungry asphalt grey lipped with oil ringing with years of fanbelts … Continue reading

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