an inelegant curtsey pic

Inelegant Curtsey

The podcast of this poem is here

This dazzling gown you created
no longer fits my tired frame

My feet are worn -
blisters turned to callouses

Make-up smudges on your shoulder
prove my face now bare

The orchestra strains the same
refrain, over and over

This waltz is no longer in time,
the notes abide al niente

My kiss has moved from your lips
to your cheek, still true, but

I ask again
with surety

take your right hand from my waist
take your left hand away from mine

and please
take two steps back.

CD

The CD is now available for purchase! And despite much swearing and pressing the wrong key and trying again… and again… I have finally managed to get a paypal button on this site so that I can minimise postage costs.

Click on the PayPal button below and enter

£4.85 for INTERNATIONAL Postage (£3 + £1.85)
£4.00 for UK Postage (£3 + £1.00)

or why not save some money and buy both the book and the cd from here:

£8.35 Poet Busker Book and CD Package for Intnl Postage
£7.50 Poet Busker Book and CD Package for UK Postage

You will be asked for your address for me to post it to and I absolutely guarantee that every order will get at least one postcard slipped into the envelope. If you’d like it signed, give me a shout on this page.

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The CD has 18 poems, 17 of which are to music. The playlist is as follows:

Other important stuff:

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- Full refund/replacement given if the product does not reach you in perfect condition.

- If you would like it signed or sent to a different address to your paypal address, pop a comment here (your email details will not be shown) and I will contact you directly.

- If you would like to purchase any other products (e.g. Walking On Chalk, or postcard packs) either on their own or in addition, please contact me (via a comment here) for a price.