consciously vague

it trickles

in drips

of drops

of dribble

whilst always

just missing

the tip of the tongue.





it speaks

with no language

blank pages

when written

where once

there was music

old songs are unsung.





but sometimes

in places

in daylight

awakened

yes briefly

a twinkle

a glimmer of inkle.





yet never

specifics

lest

what it all means

i'm trying

to remember

last night's dream

...











planet pantomime

there's no escaping

pantomime

wherever you try

to run & hide

be it up a rocky crag

or in the valley wide

they'll be a dame in drag

a talking cat

or magic lamp.





aye at any time

of its thigh-slapping year

coming soon in june

at the end of the pier

this way ex-soap stars

still have a career

it's behind you

- oh yes it is

fear the panto

FEAR

...