Touche de Tea by Andrew Taylor

 

gather roundels
fresh bakery
bread strong black

the basics of a European
breakfast

International editions
newspapers

arrive on the early train
like the stage

take the fast train
to Paris

take tea in standard
it’s the English way

Barley by Andrew Taylor

The grapes aren’t green they will slowly turn red
among the grass is barley
ready for harvesting
it is carried in bags

Room 3028 Poem by Andrew Taylor

Bleak courtyard somewhere
the sky is blue
doors slam quietness
interrupted
satellite television

Empty bottle Veuve Clicquot
five glasses ice bucket in corridor
the smell of coffee
the pen has a logo

Curtain flows
with courtyard breeze
blackout curtains
blackout notions
of time