Until today, the winter has been a wet black dog. Now the dog is growing claws and shaking loose its skin. The white lion is soon to return.
Tweets
She would be a red raw steak
She said if she were a food, she would be a red raw steak.
She said if she were a drink, she would be red wine so we could age together.
I said I was a vegetarian teetotaller.
Then, just quickly enough, I said I was only joking.
I sniffed
I sniffed. Strange. I sniffed again. Hmm. Behind me, the gorilla sniffed louder.
He cleared his throat
He cleared his throat politely. Then he coughed a little longer and louder than normal. At that they turned to face him. He fainted
Light arrives
Light arrives, no matter the distance.
Love remains, no matter the time.
Walking (circles)
As I walked to the office, my barber was washing his windows. Down the road the window cleaner was changing a tyre on his van. I jammed my hat down tight on my head in case the AA man came at me with scissors.
Apology (on a noticeboard)
You asked if you could share my sweetness. I was taken aback and slapped you. The look on your face as you walked away stays with me. If you see this sign and come back on Thursday, of course there will be honey. Of course. The sweetness that I have I will share with you and take away the bruising from your face….
The cloud of starlings
The cloud of starlings smudges
the bare-branched silhouettes.
Patiently,
again,
Hu wipes his finger on the charcoal.
He smiles.
Surrender
If you would
sing for me
I would
willingly
steer my heart onto the rocks
Who needs Masterchef?
Andy lifted the haggis out of the deep fryer and placed it delicately on top of the Lorne sausage piled on top of the bacon on top of the tattie scone. Two sprigs of parsley for greens. On a smaller plate, a cube of tablet. The café stood and applauded.
simonsalento 