things move around

Battersea

When the boats are still,
(and not just still),
at their moorings, i.e.,
when the Filippino crew
are dreaming of their Filippino girls
and all the ocean is a wishing well
and no-one can afford to throw a coin in,

I think of you
and I: how I was, back before I met you,
and how you were, way back in Battersea.

This entry was posted on Friday, August 27th, 2004 at 9:04 AM and filed under Old stuff, Poetry. Trackbacks are closed.

12 Responses to “Battersea”

misery_guts said:
I really like what you’ve written.

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Posted on 27-Aug-04 at 4:04 pm | Permalink
[anonymous] said:
Good stuff, senor Menace.
Has con text died a death then?

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Posted on 27-Aug-04 at 5:05 pm | Permalink
poggle said:
Nice one, ex-island boy ….

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Posted on 27-Aug-04 at 7:02 pm | Permalink
jimi said:
ah, Battersea, the place of my birth, the place I call home, the place of a park and power station. However don’t recall the Filippino boat crew.

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Posted on 27-Aug-04 at 8:01 pm | Permalink
silveretta said:
Good dinner party then?

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Posted on 27-Aug-04 at 8:03 pm | Permalink
menace said:
30% - thankyou. I really like your comment.

snags - CT is presently in a coma, on various drips. I suspect it may twitch its eyelid briefly next week in response to your intimate whisperings, raising our hopes, only for them to be dashed once more.

poooog - no boy is an island.

jimi - they train in the lake in the park from 8:30 most Tuesday evenings.

silv - i wouldn’t call it a party, but it was certainly a good dinner. Kate’s asparagus with flakes of parmesan, and her varicoloured tomato salad, were especially divine.

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Posted on 28-Aug-04 at 1:03 am | Permalink
KateEvans said:
And only one of the guests was violently ill before leaving, so I’d call that a success. Who knew tomatoes came in so many colours, anyway?

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Posted on 28-Aug-04 at 1:05 am | Permalink
lexylexylalala said:
this reminds me of my ex-fiance, who is now in manila (well, was)

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Posted on 28-Aug-04 at 6:00 am | Permalink
menace said:
Kate - especially as there were only two guests.

lexy - is that a good thing?

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Posted on 28-Aug-04 at 6:01 am | Permalink
lexylexylalala said:
good thing yes….sad for a moment, but it’s beautiful either way.

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digital_femme said:
You Budding ‘Poet Laureate’ YOU! I leave for a week and your poetry??? has blossomed somewhat. Manila?!

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silveretta said:
A varicoloured tomato salad sounds a rare and beautiful thing. You are a lucky lucky man.

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