Slowly we circled the sculpture The dark-haired stranger and me Moving through the irregular rooms Of the Tate Gallery Pacing each other from different directions We’d stop to consider the same points of tension At first she was merely one face among many But quickly she singled herself out Fronting her friend with animated eyes […]
1 An angry man in John Lewis’ Berating the service manager About the dearth of British goods A ranting patriot He spoke in circles Smaller and angrier Then Accusing the manager of indifference Stormed off Before she could answer He looked normal enough Neatly dressed Neat hair But as I think of it Too neat […]
I love my new Ray Bans The first I’ve ever owned Not for the filter and look Though they are classically cool Their sepia serene But for masking My incessant eyes Giving me the freedom To scrutinise Imperviously The passing faces © Ian Lilburne 2010
Fuck the terrorists For disrupting Art’s edginess Demanding we abandon Our deeply-reflected themes For theirs © Ian Lilburne 2010
Poetry Is suddenly Of great importance to me I can think of nothing worse Than to set a curse In verse © Ian Lilburne 2008
Let there be Berlin A moment where two friends Met and touched Affirming (at last) An awkward affinity How apt that this should happen In such a grand city Rising from the ruins Of a too troubled past © Ian Lilburne 2008
1 Cosmic spark That animates everything Numinous be thy realm Thy glory shines Thy spirit reigns on earth And throughout the universe Inspire in us this day Humility and compassion And excuse us our arrogance As we endure those Arrogant toward us Lead us not into evil But deliver us from temptation For thy divine […]
Driving Driving He was forever driving Day in Day out Into work Off to the gym Home Driving Circling the river All the while Listening to the radio The all-knowing radio The calm voices feeding facts The all-encompassing facts Arrayed in cultured accents (Too few, Australian) Day in Day out Driving Listening In the morning […]
The train silently gliding into the station The crisp morning air The tired faces of the waiting workers The stale taste of my morning’s first cigarette Board Shall I read? No, look Two gorgeous girls sit opposite Sunlight strafing their hair I sit and watch Their cloistered conversation Laughter and smiles The train glides through […]
Splash A big one this time Diving in Naked body buoyed by the Blue Bubbling All-embracing pool Breast stroking underwater Butter flying above Immersed Free to move in this River-running Fun-loving Life-giving stream A far cry from my morning’s fantasy Solitary hilltop Hypnotic raindrop patter Green moist leaf and lacelike dew Encompassed world Reaching only […]