see the neo-

see the neo-avant-garde instrumental-
ists the avant-garde as art, i hear men
pretend dogs baying under the market
house. it's the status of their products.
burger theory of the avant-garde not
the consciousness artists have. the
two girls continue their clapping song
at the top of the helter-skelter. the
mother with the son on her lap swings
back and forth. the rock star in his
glasses remembers his autograph. all
is well.lastyear.

car park tarmacadamed
dead square
maze-high hedges clipped
neat peoples
exit via
staggered opening at the back
cars tightly packed
i dream these
smoke and mirrors
sliding panes
illusions made
by your dad

see the coin in the fountain
its clarity defines you thus
going by shining
overlain
clear shimmer
blue moving convivial
on a warm afternoon towards
april's end
o hat of optimism
- in the dark bar he said that and she smiled
believing or unbelieving whatever
she couldn't comply -
briefest glance
small gold sun
as an economical gesture
towards new life
starting now in the flow

sound

mellow
melts
deep'n'rich pick
giving and resisting
thumb and finger

turn the blinds
to show the sky
the buzzards wheeling
and calling

book of the dead men
grizzled carbuncular muscular
a man who has been left behind
disregarded
still intact (not 'proud')
"i do this" - sort of thing
exactly what is it?
washing on the line
behind the interview
all mountains
necessary to overcome

new girl
she has
square boat
gymnasium's red and green
bevelled track in wood
with an engine central

detective
appears
through more and more
distant gardens in french
and english the old
quaint cover
Agatha Christie i leave
displayed

so happy i
go with her
to a new world
students and fragments
cake and wool
a chocolate lunch
littering the road