An ordinary life

Intellectual montage –Eisenstein was the first to spell it outand use it memorably;a quick clip of one scene,then another; the agile mindin each of us, connects the two;it’s routine now.The candle on the bath-tub flickersand I think of youOne close shot of fires reflected on a window;then a long shot of the beach below, the…

from market stalls, comparing each with alland, smiling, then point out the Eastern styleallowing customers to choose what mustbe brought to table straightway, and what oughtto be allowed to ripen a degree;and so, politely indicate the sinof thinking that the West were always best…[An experiment in five-stress linesinternally rhyming the first, second or third footwith…

as gentle as mercy,making the airmore airy, if that can be,nature’s air conditioning let’s crudely say,and the geraniums blessing, in their turn,the front door to my heart’s home, are, manifestly,exhibiting pleasure.It’s almost a century since the Indian, Professor Bose –mark the day with unpicked flowers –was drummed out of the Royal Society, no less,for demonstrating…

across the railway lineI whistled a musical game with itof call and response,variations, show-off riffs;the blackbird listened,held its head a little to one side,crisply hopped onto the iron railand I thought myself mighty cleveras we played our musical game, andit flew across the line, a few yards nearer,swiftly, with clear intentiononto the platform two yards…

you didn’t know was there socouldn’t know you wanted for themto take you therethere being a there to wherehe has a secret key which opensa connecting door betweennowhere and somewhereand anywhere and everywherenowhere being a little scaryto be there but then with him it’ssomewhere which is an interestingwhere to be and whenyou’re there with him…