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March 13, 2010

The drunk on the train

Filed under: prose — Tags: — Trefor Davies @ 5:28 pm

The drunk on the train kept touching the man sat opposite, making his point. Probably not earth shattering stuff but I couldn’t hear because I was thankfully sat in the other half of the carriage.

It was an uncomfortable scene – the other passenger mostly stared straight ahead, hoping to ignore the drunk and not to be drawn into conversation. In vain for the poor unfortunate.

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crisp white linen

Filed under: poems — Tags: , , — Trefor Davies @ 4:59 pm

crisp white linen,
deadly silence,
occasional chink of careful crockery,
muzak – 1812 overture!
toast comes too early, always,
I try and eat without noise,
the food is good.

The Bird in Hand, Twyford.

The rusting tractor (at Collingham Station)

Filed under: poems — Tags: — Trefor Davies @ 4:36 pm

Past it.
Grey paint, streaked
Massey Fergusson (maybe)
with rust and parked behind,
the station near to the pretty,
irregular rows of black septic tanks.
the loose looming gravel pit
out of nowhere
reaching machinery up towards
the watchtower.

Beers on offer at the Strugglers, Westgate, Friday 13th March, 2010

Brewsters Marquis 3.8% £2.65
Draught Bass 4.4% £2.70
Brampton Golden Bud 3.8% £2.65
Timothy Taylors Landlord 4.3% £2.65
Brewsters Decadence 4.4% £2.75
Greene King Abbott 5% £2.75
Poachers Lincoln Best 4.2 £2.75

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Guest Beers at the Victoria Union Road, Friday 13th March, 2010

Filed under: the art gallery — Tags: — Trefor Davies @ 9:58 am

Clarks No Angel 4% £2.95

Very poor showing this week. Let’s go round the corner to the Strugglers.

March 12, 2010

The night train

Filed under: prose — Trefor Davies @ 9:21 pm

They stood there, 10 travellers on the platform waiting for the night train. It was cold but not as cold as it had been. We were coming out of winter and into spring so despite the late hour there was the slightest hint of freshness in the air.

The connection wasn’t a good one so we all had to hang around, having mostly got off the express, I guess. The onward journey was only a short one, maybe thirty minutes. It wasn’t as if we had the whole night ahead of us which somewhat reduced the dramatic effect.

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March 7, 2010

The Sunday Morning Relax

Filed under: poems — Trefor Davies @ 9:10 am

Classic FM on the radio provides a relaxing background to streaky bacon with one egg, over easy, and steaming black cawfee.

Sunlight streams through the slats in the blind in the kitchen window.

There is no pressure and I sit quietly on the pew, in the corner, uninterrupted. No jobslist, no hassle. I feel my shoulders loosen up and relax.

March 5, 2010

Carol Singing

Filed under: poems — dave @ 6:04 pm

Times were when I loved nothing more

than the ‘1812’.  Its cannons’ roar,

its church-bells’ ringing

used to make my pulse-rate soar.

But now what sets my heart a-winging

is Carol singing.

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March 1, 2010

Departures

Filed under: the art gallery — Trefor Davies @ 9:47 pm

There are trees in Northumberland Avenue

Filed under: poems — Trefor Davies @ 8:45 pm

There are trees in Northumberland Avenue
They were not cut down during the war
To provide spars for spitfire wings
To prevent them being a fire hazard during the blitz
Or to stop spies from hiding in their branches
And listening in on conversations

“Being Prepared”

Filed under: poems — Tags: — Trefor Davies @ 8:43 pm

“Being Prepared”
Selfridges Sell Fridges
Hitchin a lift
Fir StClass
NE Wark
Y Ork
E Scalator
Simple harmonic foot
The unfinished roof
Five elephants before the fall
I’ve just checked and the car keys are still in my pocket
I can see clearly now the book is closed
Vince’s flowers

Tsunami warnings over the weekend

Filed under: poems — Trefor Davies @ 8:32 pm

Hawaii
Australia
New Zealand
Central America
Pacific Islands
Isle of Man

February 28, 2010

Light

Filed under: poems — dave @ 6:30 pm

The sun set

an hour ago,

yet

through the kitchen window

I see clear to the bottom of the garden.

There, in the sumach,

singing still

and undeterred

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mind thegap

Filed under: poems — Tags: — Trefor Davies @ 9:23 am

mindthegap
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February 27, 2010

Guest beers at the Victoria Friday 26th February 2010

York Yorkshire Terrier  4.2%  £2.95
Batemans Miss Canada  4.1%  £2.95
Batemans Salem Porter  4.7%  £2.95
Brains SA  4.2%  £3.05
Batemans XXXB  4.8%  £2.95

Seem to be getting a predominance of Batemans beers on the guest list in what is advertised as a Batemans pub!

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