Eyes behind glasses are always
tricky but today we’re painting
with words and two hours of
gardening a day keeps us going.
“That and lepidoptery,” he said.
Ambiguity and doubt are all around
us but it’s time to feed the pigeons
in the park and collecting remains
a career option. “Most of us are
defeated by the time we reach middle-
age,” he said, though it may still be
possible to achieve positive equilibrium.
In our dreams perhaps but the
cacophony at the rookery is deafening
right now and we’re being overwhelmed
by an abundance of sound. Last night
it was bell-ringers and clamour at the bus-
stop but the library remains empty and quiet.
Steve Spence
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