Gentle and sympathetic picture, Lawrence. A storm went through lawst night -
worwst weather in 50 years - and massive rain fell and ran off our lawns
(brown) and gardens to the roadside gutters and down to the river. Hopefully
enough stayed to revitalise things.
Andrew
On 23 March 2010 03:28, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Next door’s garden is dry earth.
> Their ground is almost levelled.
> You can see where it’s been dug,
> weak flowers growing wide apart
> which they water every night
> because there is no shade there.
> Walking just raises the dust.
> They try not to cause damage
>
> and stare from their windows
> down to the end-wire and trees,
> with lights on throughout each night,
> at the noisy engines one hears.
> They are proud of their planting
> and read up how to improve it.
>
>
> --
> "The desire to testify": interview with Chris Goode
> http://intercapillaryspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/desire-to-testify.html
> ["the fullest, or at least the broadest, account I've yet given of what it
> is I think I do and what questions underwrite it" Chris Goode]
>
> ‘a song and a film’ by Lawrence Upton -- Veer Publications / Writers Forum
> ISBN: 978-1-907088-05-6 A5 84 pages. 2009. £6.00
>
> "water lines and other poems" by Lawrence Upton - Pdf_16x16 111 pages
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>
> ‘snap shots and video’ by Lawrence Upton -- Writers Forum
> ISBN: 978-1-84254-113-5 A5 52 pages. £6.00
>
> Lawrence Upton
> AHRC Creative Research Fellow
> Dept of Music
> Goldsmiths, University of London
>
--
Andrew
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