Wednesday, 22 December 2010

The last TV roundup

The evening is the colour of fog
This end of year,
The street a street of grit
And clumps of ice,
Cars dumped in frozen drifts
Along both sides.
What light there is
Clings to the windowpanes
Of shadowed houses
Where unseen people sit in rooms
Remote in seasonal haze
Before blue screens,
Or brush their teeth and argue
What it means.
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gw2010

4 comments:

  1. Great poem. Biting words. grand rhythm.
    Thankyou Gwilym

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  2. Cars dumped in frozen drifts

    That certainly sums up life at the moment...

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  3. Gerry,
    thanks for those kind words!

    Jinksy,
    at least we can make a cup of tea

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  4. Sentiments of the festive season are so lost nowadays among the materialistic society. At least they still try to keep fresh breath!

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