Man Shed

the smell of soil
and damp Saturday afternoons
with the sound of rain
drumming on the roof

bluebottle carcasses
dangle in webs
above long protacted

pauses

warming hands
around a mug of tea
sitting back
into an old canvass deckchair
the pauses extend

beyond sweet pea
germination

to solving the energy crisis
then scoring the winning goal
at Wembley
dating a pop princess
writing a book

creeking in the wooden frame

like sleeping bulbs
nestled
into compost

©2008 P.A.Levy
First Published 2009 by Ditch