Author: The Wombwell Rainbow
Banging on about bloody mines, again! 1985-86 The (The Reinvent Remains) As A Documentary Treatment by paul_laurence on SoundCloud
How language changes in the move from rural to industry. Four spoken prose poems The Meking Oyles Tarn by paul_laurence on SoundCloud
Bone Forest
Bone forest flayed flesh leaf
Leaf wings wrap flesh forest
Blood sap veined bark ripe
Flayed sap drained harsh light
Bone forest, skin forest, leaf flesh,
bark flesh, skin fruit
All 7mins 28 reading of ‘The Bleaching of Richard Peaudane’ set in late Eighteenth Century linen town of Barnsley. The Bleaching of Richard Peaudane by paul_laurence on SoundCloud
T’ Doar, The Window, T’Floar, The Wall
Put wud int t’oyle keep gust art
A way in, a way out, an entrance, an exit, life, death, a person with two faces like a coin, Janus, New Yr.
Thy are a pane. See reight thru thee.
A window. An eye on your soul. A frame of reference, of mind, on how others live, a mirror when dark.
Put thee feat ont floar wheir t’belong.
A floor. A steady surface from which to rise from. Growing place for flesh and root. Earthquake home
Hold thee sen up. Thas plastered. A wall. How to divide, ignore, privatise. Graffiti home. How to hide, not listen,
How to be safe.
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End of Summer, Autumn start Wombwell Strolls
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The Work Morning
Drink the cold black tea kindly brought for you, you left to go cold
Open the blinds when she has gone
Compare the weather with a forecast.
Switch off the bedside light now there is some natural light. Carry the tea mugs downstairs and put in washing bowl. Let water run till hot.
Pour out fresh orange juice and cereal. Cut wholemeal teacakes in half
and use a knife to coat them in cheese spread. Cut teacakes in half.
Put foil sandwich packet in plastic box and that in work bag, with a bag of crisps, breakfast biscuits, banana, Satsuma, flask containing one teabag.
Place work bag on armchair before front door, place keys in front door lock. Drink orange juice, wash pots, eat cereal, check watch, clean teeth.
Switch Radio Two on for budgie and parrot, check they have enough food and water, and same for black and ginger cat. Check work swipe card.
Check time on mobile. Relieved no run for bus today. Walk downhill turn right, then uphill to bus stop. Step back for paper boy’s freewheeling bike.
Bus comes downhill. Hand signal bus to stop. Stopped, get on, use swipe travel card.Say ‘Morning.’ He says ‘Right. mate.’
Sit down and write twenty minutes.
Under footbridge press ‘Stop’ buzzer. Alight and five minute walk to work building. Scramble in pocket for work swipe card. Use card on swing doors.
Wait in queue for coffee machine. Check correct money in pocket. Touch screen with for correct coffee strength. Enter money. Retrieve plastic top for cup.
When buzzer sounds and image of imaginary full cup being retrieved shows
retrieve cup and snap on top. Carefully
hold as carry down corridor, double doors.
At entrance to work unit, check mobile messages, then switch it off. Use work swipe card to get on to work unit. Place
coffee carefully on desk. Find chair.
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Invisible Town, Invisible Mother, Invisible Father
An invisible mother walks
down an invisible street
searches for invisible sons
and daughters.
An invisible father looks on.
Poor & Scavengers live in metal
skips on unwanted, superfluous items,
cupboards, sofas, tables, chairs, books
second mouth food & drink.
An invisible future is lived day by day.
An imagined past could be real
as morsels of food found.
An invisible life in the moment.
