Tivoli ...

As night fell, walking in the Gardens, I recalled evenings in Brighton after eating magic mushrooms - 

The wild rides were bathed in the same feverish pulsing light - 

Roller coasters were webs of melting colour - 

A yellow pagoda overlooked an illuminated lake -

Music throbbed over the thin screams of girls - 

Men placed bets on the prancing tin horses of the Gallopen - 

We watched Paul spun round, faster and faster, on the Carousel - 

He'll fly away, I thought - 

He'll fly over the transfigured city like a sycamore seed - 

22.00

Friday 15 April 2016

The Tivoli Gardens

Copenhagen