Other Household Gods
Let’s say about autumn Altrincham,
the not-loved, the never-watched
words are more precious than.
Is that fair? the postman is yoked
with two sacks here, like a waterflea
or milkmaid
and morning-walks the grubs
winch down from trees like stage fairies do
twissling on spit and changing my mind smally
this way and that, admitting the river:
the stodge Bollin, clay and leeches
and cold clamp of wellies to ankles.
But everyone’s Altrincham hair is cut and brushed,
the bright young hair, like next-door’s unripe football
splashes our crabapple, sending down the wince of fruit
and weatherwise, the frothbright mornings subside
to suds by eleven, that’s fine; the wasted fruit
crushes down on sticky leaves, that’s peaceful;
do you want your sky poached or scrambled
half-set scald and wet, or over-easy
into sudden chill cloud?
Just need rotpear and rowan
for my household gods
just bacon rind for my doorstep cats.
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