Tag Archives: Poem

Teme

Through undulating borderlands Beneath the shadow of the dyke, Borrowed water slowly slips Cradled soft in clodding clay; Past Tenbury Wells Ludlow, Leominster;  Deep in benign backwaters, Recirculating sedimentary flow of Quiet, unhurried Teme. A seeping vein, sunk Low in storied earth, Snaking slow and sinuous, A rising sap to bless the Fruitful burdened boughs,  Silent stands …

Homemade

Never over, never underdone The algorithms guarantee These biscuits Weightless in their helium balloon Embalmed for immortality Traversing myriad belts That blindly flick and fuss The only touch A gleaming anodised caress Where nothing rots nor rusts Beneath a blue fluorescent blaze Beneath a hairnet-hooded gaze A nameless batch Poked by latex digits Precision honed …