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Durham @ Empty Shop HQ 12/04/17 #poetry


As we gather around the table
As we break the bread
As we pour the wine
As we pass the fire
As we sort the piles
As we spin the yarn

We hold hands that are next to us
Each meal is more important
Each one closer to the last
A slight adjustment to the leg
Unlocks the gate to heaven

Some things never leave you
Like a tattoo or hot brand on a steers neck
A thoughtless comment
A flip of the zipper
Can poison the well forever

Fast moving sky
Slow moving fish and chips
Don’t covet stuff
Never regret the experiences
We are all pink inside
We all need a little time
To identify the thickness
Of the the layers
We need time outside the water
to
Feel the fish’s skin

Hull @ The New Adelphi 12/03/17 #poetry


The words inside your head
Are not the only ones

Roasted potatoes
The kindness of strangers
The art of listening
Lasagna, lasagna, lasagne

Get on with it!
Get stuck in it!
We are all just gorillas in the mist
Reading the tea bags
Decoding the footprints in the butter

Erratic data streams penetrate the airwaves
A yellow light guides the way
The awareness of sandwiches
Matching erasers and the Magic Words
Ed Sheehan and Little Mix Glory Days
Pink and white and blue
and more pink A world of pink
Soothes, coats and relieves
Never embarrassing

Let’s paint our new lives on old plates
Let’s share a Twirl
Air and chocolate mixing in our mouths
Let’s transport back together
Let’s wake up together

York @ Fulford Arms 12/01/17 #poetry


Sound check, play, eat, sleep
Wash, rinse, repeat
Random news bits filter in

Another day in Dork land
A funny kind of Valentine
The dicks are falling
Like the flags of defeated countries

Working skillfully with
That which is part of everything

Green pepper breath
Broccoli farts
Yorkshire pudding wrap pants

Paisley butterflies
Candy striped pillows
Lavender scented duvet covers
Warm morning conversations
Keep the game clean

And the lights, the lights, the lights.
Just like baby Jesus
They were born to sell.

Tonight let’s tape a croissant
to the moon And dance like our shoes
were made of butter.