added bits and embellishments which caused remark
while the space between lines was so immense my head came heavy with drowsy
fell off
&
i did not return

at tea.

traces remain hidden for the most part
only to come out on particular
occasions
without  warning

she said it without  warning
& i was horrified

painted my mug in happy yellow
drawn by the name not just the colour

and oh that name come true
on opening

jim

while it was, he said

he knew things I didn’t.

and i advised i knew stuff also that he did not.

his reply was that he did not watch the news, nor have a radio for that made him sad.

i do, so who is the witness here?

painting it white

found

the former looked cream after thirty years in air

and wondered a while if it was actually cream initially

&

not white?

bought her tea set gently in parts
each week from woolworths and i still have
some of it

the roads here are winding, the leaves are changing.

best not to bang the teapot down on serving, best
to tell the truth.