SEPTEMBER IN THE CITY
Autumn breezes blow coolly
through City Centre Manchester;
a peek-a-boo sun creates sparse warmth.
The peace of Piccadilly Gardens
is shattered by the presence
of Gore & DeKoning’s Family Fun Fair;
loud rock music drives away the pigeons;
teenagers scream on the dodgems;
children dance to the incipient beat.
Queen Victoria surveys the buses
that leave for Glossop or Stockport;
she has her back to the noise;
she is not amused.
© Gerald England
Composed: Manchester, 14th September 1997
Publications
1998 LIMBO TIME (Hyde, New Hope International)
2004 The Same (USA)
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