Monday 5 November 2018

Negation (November)


[Homage to Thomas Hood] No snow, no hail, no postcards in the mail. No sparkling repartee, no jokes, no japes, no whoopee. No elevated talk. No overseas trips, no Paris, no London, no New York. No fasting, no feasts, no hunger, at least. No holiday, no big spend, no long weekend. No trains due to track work, no taxis when you need one, no tram, no bus, no amount of fuss. No mention in dispatches, no next drinks down the hatches. No phone, no reception, no line, no connection. No time to think, no time to remember. No whatever.
November.   

Negation (November)

[Homage to Thomas Hood]

No snow, no hail
No postcards in the mail.

No sparkling repartee,
No jokes, no japes, no whoopee.
No elevated talk.

No overseas trips,
No Paris, no London,
No New York.

No fasting, no feasts,
No hunger, at least.
No holiday, no big spend,
No long weekend.

No trains due to track work,
No taxis when you need one,
No tram, no bus,
No amount of fuss.

No mention in dispatches,
No next drinks down the hatches.

No phone, no reception,
No line, no connection.

No time to think,
No time to remember.
No whatever.
November.

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