It was the middle of the night
We were looking down upon the river from the sky
The boats were lined up very neatly

Flutes and drums; Gods and spirits.
An ambition to be greater than one is.

What was once an umbrella is now no more than a stick and a rag. It’s a metaphor.

What adorns their head? What embellishes their rear?
Take care not to approach too close . . .

At the Lidl (or the Aldi)
They were doing three for two on packs of five for one day only
But the mathematics was too much for me

At the Sainsbury’s Local
Some stuff
Is “gluten free”
Which is good
Because I don’t like paying
For gluten

At the Sainsbury’s Local I asked if they had any Gender Fluid
They said I should try the pharmacy

If an elephant gets tired and longs for peace,
he’ll lie down regally in the fiery sands.
                                                                      – Vladimir Mayakovsky, “Lilichka! In Place of a Letter”

— Clear your mind of cant (Samuel Johnson)
— Do not attempt to improve your neighbor or your neighborhood by what or how you read. (Emerson)
— A scholar is a candle which the love and desire of all men will light. (Emerson and Wallace Stevens)
— One must be an inventor to read well (Emerson)
(Thank you, Harold Bloom & David Lehman)

To minimise friction on a wing
The layer of air nearest the surface
Should always move smoothly