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

Copyright Tony Baker 2013