north - not dead yet

For Richard Barrett this time, who reminded me that there hadn't been a new section for north for a while yesterday.

The reason is partly that I've been busy with other things and partly that the role of brief descriptions and thoughts that don't direct your response has been taken over by my tweets. Now I do have an idea to use some of them in my poetry, but there'll be more on that when it happens.

So, here's so more north for you.

jackdaw walks

from the edge of the shadow to the corner

made

by external wall

and floor.

dust

or fibres

from towels

facecloths

on the sink.

white enamel.

yellow sink.

plastic sink.

hairs from shaving

dropped

as far as

the hot water

reaches.

soap stuck to the sink.

a blue sink

with

a hole knocked

in the side.

a sink loose

only supported by

two

brackets

and the pipe.

the taps

not fitted properly

turn

clank against the hole

in the sink

each connects

through.

highlights

of sun

shake

from parked cars

past the factory

past the road

past the tram tracks

past the trees.

5p coin.

paper for shredding

and recycling.

a woman walks

reflected

toward push plate

on door.