pastoral - new poem from manchester sequence

Not the most recently completed poem from the manchester sequence but new nonetheless.

pastoral

succession of market falls. tree interrupts ring of fungus. section of road subsided. electric overhead travelling crane. and to obtain some good value christmas presents. bright colours through raindrop on mobile screen while texting. oblique. merchandise stalls on roads around football stadium. the gas tank is in a casing lined with insulation material that separates it from the hot boxes. attempted delivery. latest date of next examination. written evidence to parliamentary scitech committee on homeopathy. we have to suffer at some time - we are in the grips of obese our teeth are mottled and being elderly is an added nuisance. granulated sweetener in pink paper packets with design of text and wavy music stave straight out of an old fashioned christmas cracker. single flower at the top of a two metre rose. half a bird’s wing on the pavement next to a strip of grass next to the side of a supermarket. varnish worn off pub tables some remaining at the edge. keep away from naked flame. was told to be a poet you must write a sonnet every day. remember shopping bag. the weather improves through the day rain clears for half an hour at a time then at increasing intervals. phone vibrates under fingers to indicate pick-up.

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