“Would passenger Rapunzel travelling to…”
and there the announcement stops.
Did then a tower truly exist
and she verily therein installéd?
Discuss.
Given (A) The Lady (B) The Tower
likely a virtual castle formed,
stone chiming upon stone, quarry-cut blocks
domino-ringing distant acres to become
the high boundary wall (mentioned by Pevsner).
At weekends, villagers
make a leisurely circuit,
the remote tower seen briefly
through wind turmoiled trees.
Allotted time passes.
How will she then be?
Discuss.
First stop the hair Salon.“A little shorter please.”
Then Woolworths for a suitcase.
At the station, soiled diesels blast through
to the airport where, committed to the journey,
travelers shuffle bags to the desk.
And she?
A rakish Dandini hike to the stance,
a gambled innocence of gaze.
Her voice? Rarely used, a strange music.
“Why yes, is not this all one film setting?”
J.T.M
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