Mike Barlow
Notes towards charmed lives
for the beautiful
the modesty of a hellebore
for the thoughtful
a new idea oxidising in the air
for the deaf
the wing beat of a moth trapped in a cello
for the shy
the close attention of shadow
for the homeless
no false haven, no landlord’s ransom
for the widower
the bridal white of crab-apple blossom
for the ambitious
a sneak preview of posterity
for the lost
a story to navigate by
for the introspective
a mirror smashed by fireworks
for the not yet departed
the sound of snow covering tracks
Mike Barlow won the National Poetry Competition in 2006. He has two collections, Living on the Difference (Smiths Doorstop) and Another Place (Salt). His pamphlet, Amicable Numbers, was a winner in the 2008 Templar Competition and a Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice.
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