Page Watching

I've been page watching
For the past few weeks
Mostly during my lunchbreak
Or when I'm on the bus


Some people call it reading
But I think they're missing the point
I don't just look at the words
I look at the spaces and the numbers too


I find second-hand books the most rewarding
You can trace the signs of age
The imprint of ownership
In every crease and every fold


I know what you're going to say
Why not just stare at a blank page
If you're not interested in the characters or the plot
Then why bother to even look


But for me it's not about what's there
But what's not
And after an afternoon of page watching
I might go and read a book

Sandwiches

How do they know
When they come
Or where they go
Every day
I go too late
And I'm left
With no breadcake, barm or butty
They must think I'm nutty

Ducks V's Swans

You need ducks
To do the dishes
Stick their bums up
And hunt for fishes


Swans are all majestic
No one ever sees them
Get their heads wet


But I'm sure they still have odd days
When they forget

The Mouse in the House

Blackpool 4 Leyton Orient 2

LAUGHING DONKEYS............FREE
DONUTS......................5 for £2
CHARITY BAKING APPLES.......10p
SEASIDE DRIZZLE.............intermittent
BONNIE WEE MARKET...........more often than not
COFFEE AND A MUFFIN.........£1
BATMAN & ROBIN..............with two cans of Stella
ALAN BENNETT................50p
............................what a lovely fella

Turtle Talk

Crocodiles, sharks and hungry fush
You sea turtles
Have got it tough