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\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

SAINT JOHN COLTRANE<\/strong><\/p>\n

He slipped out in the intermission
\nwith binoculars to gaze
\nat the stars for inspiration.<\/p>\n

When he comes back he\u2019ll wet and slip
\nthe reed between his lips,
\nthe way the night wind
\nwets and slips the reeds between its.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n


\nFRED BENNETT’S CIGARETTES<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘With best wishes for a Happy Christmas And a Victorious New Year,<\/em>
\n From the Princess Mary and Friends at Home.’<\/em><\/p>\n

A lifetime since your lungs were decommissioned
\nyour tobacco issue comes under the hammer,
\nfoil wrapped for freshness, and turning to dust.
\nThe bidders are almost like the shell-shocked,
\ntouching extremities to check they are still there –
\nthe tip of a nose, the lobe of an ear, a fontanelle.
\nOne waves an auction catalogue in surrender
\nas you elevate a Lucifer to the tip, and inhale.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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