august earliest

august the first

the morning of

where weeks of

rain makes sunshine

seem an anomaly

blinds glimmer then

phototropic unfurl

to the wall or a torso

banded in shadow

milk settles it yep

perfectly caffeinated

        thank you

of the poetry book

MORE THAN 100 000 COPIES SOLD

sit by the fire read

on as each surprise

lifts like newsprints

luminescent flame

from the page

how many months

later now searching

for the memorable

though unmarked

bergotte reference in

in search of lost time

snippets of news

from another room

is even less reliable

though you know

the stories the pope

apologises the rescue

capsule again hauls out

the last of the Chilean

miners and the present

one about a man killed in

friendly fire how friendly

      can fire be you ask