Tuesday 21 December 2010

Skids

Half the country hit the skids when we did,
and whilst our turning world went supplicant
to Christmas pictures
and the cold closed in,
and those with time to think stripped shelves
to nourish their plans, even as families careen
into frosty ditches
scattering wishes
I say this to you; there’s no other traffic on the road
and six gears to play with, so turn the wheel again 
pull out of the skid,
with forgiving traction
there’s enough grit here to soften the toughest conditions
and in any case, the thaw comes even as the ice hardens

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