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suit of armour
the cold air of the Baroque
bathed in indoor light                                                                  FA

            soldiers pile their weapons
            in the harvest festival porch                                             DP

hermit crab discards 
a Triton’s Trumpet shell
moonrise in August                                                                     FA

            popping up from a manhole
            waterman looks for his mate                                           DP

an off-colour joke 
not missing the punch line
trade a wink                                                                               FA

            “My taxi is coming —
            you’ve all been fabulous.”                                               DP

                          _______

light from the door 
glistens on a slimy path
between drenched leaves                                                            DP

            a note in garbled language
            the promise of love in code                                             FA

a clear signal
I put an arm round her waist
expecting a kiss                                                                          DP

            the perforated pillow
            to sieve any hurtful talk                                                   FA

Sunday morning
shucking garden peas
into a colander                                                                           DP

            barbecue evening wears on
            embers stoked to a fresh fire                                           FA

mum’s a dragon lady
tends the household & marshalls
dad too                                                                                      FA

            the handyman in our flats
            clears the snow before dawn                                          DP

                          _______

revealed in doorknobs
two faces of the one sought
mid-winter moon                                                                        FA

            smiling at the cameras
            a scowl and a snarl at home                                            DP

prances to show off
cat pins down its shadow
then backs away                                                                        FA

            biting cold for the March Cup
            and all the horses skittish                                                DP

first blossoms
healing waters at the shrine
the child stops sneezing                                                               FA

            a shower off the leaves
            as the branch springs back                                              DP