with no computer screen to stare at
I close my eyes to the sun
and draw in the deep smell of coffee
the avenues apocalyptic quiet now
it is always Sunday morning
and there are no more car boot sales
a jogger zombies the middle of the road
destabilized by all the space
the thrill of the unguarded white line
the neighbours cat pays a serpentine visit
before lying across the heat of the path
the fattest bee revs its machinery into life
and lifts its improbability towards
a drooping rose the magnolia flowering
raspberry golden dandelion coins
a pair of goldfinches hang on the seeds
I hear growth I feel time and change
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Nick’s first collection the riding and his pamphlet the necessary line were both published by Half Moon Books, Otley. His recent collaboration with York based artist Myles Linley, between two rivers, was published by Maytree Press, Marsden. He derives sustenance from espressos and malt whisky. https://pauladunnartist.com/collections/publications-by-nick-allen