the pirouette
blue on the breeze of two
damsel flies mating
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This poem was written as a couple of damsel flies went spinning past me by the lake, in flagrante delicto (which I now find means “in blazing offence”, which is nice). And, to finish, here’s Shocking Blue – the best Dutch pop group (probably) –
as it gets lower
the summer sun peels the hawk’s shape
out of the sky
This poem was written because watching a hawk hover is pretty hypnotic, I find. And, to finish, aus London, here’s The Yardbirds –
youth passes, repasses
the smell of water fights
on summer concrete
This poem was written in response to a Proustian moment in the recent warm weather. And, to finish, here’s The Stone Roses, briefly –
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