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what does a house hold?
years of course
except when they are all to come
and it's only world at arm's length
that's holding og
roof up
keeps sky over above
and for the householder then
radio spins tunes
moods are made of
decorating
everything was new once
but a house holds
years in
old tantrums
a fly-through
a crawl in the gaps
and they grow
the weird sadness
or a sneeze
say, tickle
a house holds every echo
each dream day forgets
hard words then forgiving
like a census stuck
on a question we no longer ask
has a vintage
when a garden grows to it
hard trimmed
so much coffee, tea
sleep comes at last
you make your own madness here
you wish
under the doors and through windows
comes day
later leaks away
a house holds
the faces of those loved
treasures that are time ahead
truth won't go away
good question mate
ReplyDeletewhat does a bug house
how will a loony bin
all the treasures
a head
that's a poem start, Rob
ReplyDelete... reminds me of a song Elvis Costello sings
Ha. Maybe.
DeleteMate, what's that 4th line 'og roof'?
it's a nice poem Kit, but are the cobwebs up or down?
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed this poem too - coffee, tea, echoes & madness - it's all here in the house hold. But I was wondering about the og roof' too?
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