Philip Davison
Rain in a bottle
shied under tinder bracken
stays cool in the heat
*****
Westerly kite wind
fingers warm riverbed stones
in deep coat pockets
*****
The storm approaching
will tie shoelaces
with a boundless indifference
Philip Davison lives in Dublin. Among his published novels are McKenzie’s Friend (Cape) The Long Suit (Cape) and Quiet City (Liberties). He has written for radio, stage and television. He co-wrote Learning Gravity, a BBC Storyville documentary on poet and undertaker, Thomas Lynch. His poems have appeared in various journals.