Thursday, 7 October 2010

National Poetry Day 2010


Home
when all is said and done
what counts is having someone
you can phone at five to ask

for the immersion heater
to be switched to 'bath'
and the pizza taken from the deepfreeze

Dennis O'Driscoll
from Being Alive (Bloodaxe, ed Neil Astley)

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4 comments:

  1. Unknown7 October 2010 at 21:11

    it's true! man I wish I had a bath.

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  2. Titus7 October 2010 at 23:03

    Good Lord! He has infiltrated my life.

    Happy National Poetry Day!

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  3. Totalfeckineejit7 October 2010 at 23:18

    So forget where the heart is, home is where the pizza is?
    Happy pottery day!

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  4. AquaMarina8 October 2010 at 00:08

    thanks for popping by, poets, marineville is honoured to entertain you on this auspicious day!!

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