October 2008
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The Pam Ayres of my class
This is the first poem I have written for about ten years. It was ‘inspired’ by The Hawk by George Mackay Brown, which we studied in class (though I was bunking off that night).
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On Monday a spider appears in the bath With legs as thick as pencil lead; I leave him alone and shower instead.
On Tuesday the spider is still in the bath, Hunched, knees over head, in his pristine...