dear friend
i justed received your very welcome letter
&
instead of buttons, i have a pencil note
note that i use a pen
&
like my drawings may make mistakes
with drawings that is my intention
to see where it takes me, where it
takes the viewer
&
if no one sees it anyway, never mind
i have never been to grimsby
&
should like to visit one day
when we are allowed out again
i planned to write this sitting at the table
by the window like a lady in a novel yet
find i am on the floor crouching at the
coffee table
plans fail
the meter man came
& he kept his distance on command beautifully
young lad with red hair
&
an angry boil on his neck
this morning i woke to birdsong
opened the window wide to listen
to them rather than the radio
pleasant days despite the underlying anxiety
over family health & wellbeing
most of my erasers are filthy as i use chunks
of charcoal
&
draw back in with the rubber
i do wash them in the machine sometimes you know
as i write i notice more dust over there to be swept
aside later
i glory in four first class stamps left so this will fly
quickly if i post it soon
yes, leaving things alone a while works for me
on my return i may see things more clearly
&
a way to proceed.
