Today

not yet light
but the first blackbird
rattles with alarm

last night’s rain
broken cherry blossom
troubles the gravel



Unseasonal

the bare bramble hedge
clutches a coat of shadows
white frost clinging tight

three daffodils
drink at the kitchen table
deep in discussion



4.00 a.m.

wake: to the habit of thinking,
its known folds, this heavy winter
of stiff clothes, the weave
repeating under your hands;

to coverings, their disguise
rubbed thin in the wash, a near-enough fit
of cotton, worn to a thread,
not letting go, ever.



Blood oranges

Just when you thought the season was over
here they are: one stall
and one fruit sliced, a ruby,
showing its glowing heart, and all
the clouds, the threat of rain, lifts off
remembering Sicily, another market,
how the colour sings.

D.A. Prince

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