Oct 19 Little Steps fill the tank
and before you know it
you are far
away beyond
the 5k limit
and it’s heady
all that freedom
that permission
to roam
the old familiar tracks
slip back
into gear
banish fear
play away from home
(mask beside you
ready for encounters)
a park
a tram
a railway crossing
annoying traffic lights
suddenly delight
the soul
the dusty, mouldy
fettered soul
Rathdowne Street
is thrilling
in all its bog normality
sweet plain reality
of different trees
the once frustrating
roadwork detours
delicious invitations
to explore
lanes and backstreets
not traversed
for 3 months
or more
adorable speed humps
so unlike the local ones
you’ve driven flat
since March
Toad of Toad Hall, I am
bonkers at the wheel
hear me squeal
parp parp!
toot toot!
unleashed
unhinged
unlocked
unpeeled.
See also poems read out loud at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uLwxslE_VQ-fu-Dw6gdIA/playlists
My book of poems, A Day At A Time In Rhyme (Littlefox Press) can be found here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Day-At-Time-Rhyme/dp/0648083861/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Day+At+A+Time+In+Rhyme+Jane+Clifton&qid=1572053238&sr=8-1
or on the SHOP page of this very website.
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