Sarah St Vincent Welch #362 terminus (after EH verandah deliveries)

the bus around the corner changing gear

keeping night to the timetable

down the hill

the terminus

and back

drone of skateboard summers

venetian blind clang against sill

rattle

door bang shut

chime of grandmother clock in the hall

on the hour through the night

rings close as close as then

like the ripple of carillon

concertina to first light