For Issue 20 we invite your response to the following
On Mull
a blade of grass wears no tartan chlorophyll,
does not appreciate colourful sunsets.
The legacy of the Clearances
will not urge his throat after a beer or two.
He never complains about the dark or the oilskin rain,
will always pull into a convenient passing place
when the blade of grass behind is trying to pass,
watches eagerly for the ferry, but does not fret if it fails to arrive,
is not concerned with accent or ancestry,
attends the theatre regularly,
has never been off the island,
exhibited once in the gallery to modest acclaim,
has never wondered about the thoughts of eagles flying above
or fish swimming below,
is quiet, but will give an opinion if asked for it,
holds allegiance to no political party,
knows that to fall is to fail,
ponders why this matters at odd times, such as
just before dawn on midsummer's day,
cannot juggle, and has never tried,
does not really live on Mull at all,
is not really a blade of grass.
extract from:
Weighing the Air (poems by Peter Howard)
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