Tony Baker
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red to green the yellow
sing wing
violet
“cockles & mussles” and sea-urchin spines
sparkling
diamond white fire
against the dying of the light
with no chance of grabbing a moment's rest
We shall start at midnight
when you will lift up the curtain
& the time in Buenos Aires will be
like an orange
an old pair of pumps by the hall-door
red to green all the yellows
dying
the lovely fruit of the light
sing wing
violet
“cockles & mussles” and sea-urchin spines
sparkling
diamond white fire
against the dying of the light
with no chance of grabbing a moment's rest
We shall start at midnight
when you will lift up the curtain
& the time in Buenos Aires will be
like an orange
an old pair of pumps by the hall-door
red to green all the yellows
dying
the lovely fruit of the light
Copyright Tony Baker 2013