(for William Oxley)
Meat that is not seasoned© Gerald England
is difficult to chew
is almost tasteless
The seasoning is only an addition
but serves a purpose
brings out the goodness of meat
that might not otherwise
be palatable
Too much obstructs
The heart of the flower
is bee-attracting seed
its sexual need for new
growth to replace the old
The petals bring the beauty
are only frills for noticing
what might not otherwise
be seen
But petals drop off
The bullseye's precision
is but the concentred
eye-directed consequence
of the sequence of circles
each one one removed
from formed location
It is only the tangents that touch
Composed: Sheffield, 1st April 1973
Publication
1997 Links (UK)
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