The Mask of Anarchy in The Rifle Club ...

I'm sitting in the Gun Room of the Rifle Club, sipping Old Speckled Hen, watching a band - the band is called The Polite Mechanicals - 

This song has a darkness about it says Richard - 

Violins keen - 

I'm sitting next to Sue Castillon, who's standing for Portsmouth South - 

Later Richard may read some stanzas from The Mask of Anarchy - 

We arrived still whirring with Turkish coffees - 

Maggie is sitting near to the stage, listening intently to the song, slim and quivering with words - 

Writing poems, I thought, is like snaring angels - 

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March 11 2015

The Rifle Club, Gun Room

Portsmouth