Some Things to Place in a Coffin
Hardboard & canvas, some leadhead nails.
A blowtorch, a spray-gun, a grinder. A glass of pinot noir. A boat with a motor, a boat with sails, a boat with oars. France & Spain. Some Lorca, some lacquer. A fishing rod, a hammer. The dog Matiu. Timber & bricks. A Tiger Moth. Some rope, some sky, some ocean. The Stations of the Cross. A coil of number 8 wire. A slowness. A suddenness. A concentrating grunt. Vidyapati's Song. Smoke & flags & banners. The far north. The deep south. A home-made home. Harbour Cone. The bishop, the knight, the rook. A black Union Jack. A circle, a line, a cross. Some words & numbers. Some corrugations. Nailed down with iron against the rain. Nailed down with rain. With daisies. With weather. With gold. With an old window-frame.
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