Your 1712 Giovanni Grancino Cello

by Paul Tristram / May 12th, 2019

SsssssSSsssh, she’s weaving
auburn velvet, again,
with a Magician’s bow
alive with Passion and bonfire smoke.
I can taste Autumnal nuts and berries…
as I slide sideways,
out of picture frame,
and around a nostalgic corner.

There’s a sudden riSE and
fall…
before I am skipping,
lightly,
down a night time
spiral staircase.
And ‘THEY’ are waiting,
whoever ‘THEY’ may be?
just below…
but, the very next step
ice-skates out onto a merry-go-round…
and, I am now far too out-of-breath
to open up my moist eyes… or applaud.

Paul Tristram is a widely published Welsh writer who deals in the Lowlife, Outsider, and Outlaw genres.  He wrote his first poem as a teenager following his release from the (Infamous) Borstal ‘HMP Portland’, and he has been creating Literary Terrorism ever since.  His novel ‘Crazy Like Emotion’ is available to purchase right here . Also his collection of shorter fiction Kicking Back Drunk ‘Round The Candletree Graves' is available to purchase at https://bookgoodies.com/a/B0DFMTSR4F Both books are published by Close To The Bone Publishing. Read other articles by Paul, or visit Paul's website.

This article was posted on Sunday, May 12th, 2019 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.