#134 'Repairs'
The tiles in the
shower recess were repaired today.
Tony did the job
despite the tooth aching in his jaw.
Never mind
they’ve gone from ochre to dull grey.
The hungry mouse
behind the wall is locked away.
Tony’s tradesman’s
tooth is loose and sore.
The tiles in the
shower recess were repaired today.
His dismal knowledge:
the dentist is two days away,
And might not,
when he gets there, be any good at all.
Never mind
they’ve gone from ochre to dull grey.
The main thing
is the hole’s repaired and we can stay.
He knelt in
dust, patient as a prophet before the law.
The tiles in the
shower recess were repaired today.
The poor
scuttling mouse never did intend to stay.
Behind the tiled
up wall there’s darkness it can gnaw.
Never mind they’ve
gone from ochre to dull grey.
The buckled
roads will be rough all the way.
His broken
tooth’s a gap his tongue must explore.
The tiles in the
shower recess were repaired today.
Never mind
they’ve gone from ochre to dull grey.
Aha, many twists and turns in such a set form. Nice one, Kevin.
ReplyDeletea dainty thing's the villanelle?
ReplyDeleteOh yes! And love the gnawing mouse and the gnawing pain
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