Nonet (November)

November, month of the non-event: playing computer solitaire, refilling tank with petrol, stuck in more revolving doors, overcrowded lifts, ni-hao phone calls, the check-in, check-out, doze. Steady time of steadily descent: the nonentity’s non-lecture, the non-binding non-starter, non-productive nonsense, non-operatives, non-content none, the non-deal, non-plussed no. November, where all the time was, went: on minutes rechecking your watch, online “An Event Near You”, forty days till Christmas, on more of the same but different, gold speeches, silver, bronze. November of the non-non-event: opera the audience sings, man-eating installations, Olympic dog-paddling, second opinions, rose festivals, the Mars shot, dead Trump, stars.

 

Nonet (November)

 

November, month of the non-event:

Playing computer solitaire,

Refilling tank with petrol,

Stuck in more revolving doors,

Overcrowded lifts,

Ni-hao phone calls,

The check-in,

Check-out,

Doze.

 

Steady time of steadily descent:

The nonentity’s non-lecture,

The non-binding non-starter,

Non-productive nonsense,

Non-operatives,

Non-content none,

The non-deal,

Non-plussed

No.

 

November, where all the time was, went:

On minutes rechecking your watch,

Online “An Event Near You”,

Forty days till Christmas,

On more of the same

But different,

Gold speeches,

Silver,

Bronze.

 

November of the non-non-event:

Opera the audience sings,

Man-eating installations,

Olympic dog-paddling,

Second opinions,

Rose festivals,

The Mars shot,

Dead Trump,

Stars.