three penniless
kings
kings
with no light
from
a
star
they
roam through
the subway
under a mantle
of fog
settled down
over a town
of hot chestnuts
and
punch
and
the glare
of
pre-
christmas shops
hand-me-down
gents
three kings
of the road
now out
of the cold
now down
below
to share
out
the bottle
of Stroh*
and
pass judgement
upon their
new
coats
the
depths
of
their
pockets
the
lengths
of
the
sleeves
*Stroh
a brand of rum popular in Austria
strong onr
ReplyDeleteunfortunately so
ReplyDeleteAnother good one Gwil.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat. Hope weather improves.
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