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Brown Velvet
just at dusk I draw them
to keep out falling night
I wanted maroon or grey
she usually won the fight
brown velvet inspired her
reminded her of school
she'd sat on it many times
it covered her class stool
portal of pleated shrouds
hanging before my gaze
mourns that freezing night
a phantom crimson haze
they ought to come down
the fabric frames h...
Thursday 10th September 2020 10:54 am
Inappropriate
I’d go for something by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
to start with, as folk filtered in;
set some off sniggering.
Then Jammy Smears, in full.
Ivor would have loved that,
gleefully noting the increasing unease
that imbued the occasion;
sobriety lost to a rousing ensemble version
of Squeeze Bees.
For those wishing to observe traditional reverence,
Ne M...
Tuesday 8th March 2016 9:11 am
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