The unread pamphlet
( in among husks)
Is the wind blowing ?
Well it did yesterday. Why do you ask that? And what’s in your hair ?
Feathers of pheasant and feathers of ptarmigan
feathers of eagles and feathers of skua
feathers of nightingales in among husks
Can you reach to the luggage rack? In among husks I’ve a pamphlet I should have read yesterday
Give me a minute to gather my skirts
There’s a man in the corridor in a check jacket
It is tartan all over - his trousers both match but I’ve never seen tartan in yellow and black
He is carrying something - it looks like an aerial
It’s a butterfly net - I can see him right now
Going crawling through greenery
in among husks, chasing flapping fritillaries or a Red Admiral over a hill
even Peacocks Perfections if he took the notion
But not Painted Ladies - I could never approve
Please don’t keep staring - he’ll see us and start conversation and where would we be?
We’d be in among husks. Let us look out the window - we are making good time. After the pile up at Leeds that caused the kerfuffle. Feathers are everywhere. Oh look - did you see that ?
The chimney exploding ?
No. There ! ... Over there - it’s a llama
Alarming ?
A llama - surrounded by ostriches. in among husks
Oh surely it can’t be
Well they may have been sheep it was only a glimpse did you bring any lunch ?
Baskets of sugar mice baskets of barley sticks
That would be nice
Are you not on a diet? I thought that you might be
So when did you last see Aunt Agatha in among husks?
Not since the time we were picketing Parliament over the bill
........ “ Tickets please ” .....
Do you think It’s a good time to unfurl the banner? Hang it out the widow
Next station is Huddersfield. Good as any, I’d say
we are in among husks - it’s a beautiful day.
Anita Greg 04/08/2020
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