LOVE AND HYDE’S ENVIRONS

It was my intention
Before the weather

To set up a stall
On the market

Offering poetry

At cost plus a percentage
With reductions
For those on low incomes

Obvious verse
About injustice

The consolations of Nature
The studied contemplation
Of post-industrial existence

Love, and Hyde’s environs

Leavened with some weirder stuff
Dress-up and too tight corsets
The prevalence of pot-holes

Never-ending roadworks

It was my intention
Before the weather

But the rain has put a stop to it

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Steven Taylor
Picture Nick Victor