of note

have you been back
where you used to go?
to the old part of town
a drawer full of
dark

clothes, flat dancing shoes, fate
got so many wrinkles I can
screw my own knickers on
what I remember is
history

saw the Mayflower
coming in here on a Friday
I have memories of long washing lines
stretch from one place to
another

field: it’s good to be put on earth
money doesn’t come into it
learning to slow down: a hard lesson
working in kitchens of
stone

I’ve not composed any music
nothing of note
what have you and I done
except the pas de
double?


Phyllis Hollinshead, Harry and Beaty Wantling, Hilda Hewitt, Bob Mather
2007