The Poet Laureate has been to his shed! #simonarmitage
It occurred to me recently that it was a while since I had read any of Simon Armitage's poetry; which is a bit naughty, really, as I've amassed three new collections of his work this year alone! The trouble is that I subscribe to the Faber newsletter, and so the minute there's a new release by him, the temptation is too much to bear.
the goldfish and the silverware
Folk Song
Simon Armitage
#Poetry #SimonArmitage #FolkSong #Anthropocene #Fair
https://www.anthropocenepoetry.org/post/folk-song-by-simon-armitage
You lost your sparkle at the fair, apple, cherry, blackthorn, pear watched every petal disappear amoung the glamour and the glareand dodgem cars and flying chairsand candy floss and dancing bears, the goldfish and the silverware. apple, cherry, blackthorn, pear Glitz and glitter in the airbut blossom neither here or there. apple, cherry, blackthorn, pearThe woods beyond were sparse and spare, the branches empty handed, bare, no glint of blossom anywhere. apple, cherry,
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