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A vine with scarlet leaves
all tangled
through
A lilac tree in late October; this
Made a pleasant prospect from my Varna
Balkon, overlooking other balkons
And
range of windows through which people could
Be glimpsed enjoying daily life: a girl
At breakfast, a man tending plants, an old
Plump woman hanging washing out to furl
And
flop upon the breeze, the gossip of
Priatelkas*, and several workmen in
Half-built apartments hammering as if
The world belonged to them. . . while sparrows on
The
hop investigated nearby trees,
A chained dog barked, and coloured cats sat hunched
In contemplation. There I felt at ease
And watched, a poem in my head new-launched.
~ Stanley ~
(Nov. 2003)
* Bulgarian word
meaning 'friends'.
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