Thursday 7 December 2017

Hippolay ...



The Bosnian lady handed me the Big Issue

Happy Merry Christmas she said - 

How are you? I asked, handing over the small coins - 

Not so good she said - 

Hospital - it's there - pointing to her middle - hippolay - hippolay - 

What - your tummy? I asked - 

No, no -  

She frowned - it's there, hippolay - 

What did she mean, I thought - 

Every Thursday she sat there, on her small folding stool - 

The sunshine warmed her - the rain fell upon her - 

She carried her life upon her back - 

What did I know? - 

Take care I said - you take care - 

Happy Merry Christmas she said - 


11.30
Thursday 23 November 2017

South Street 
Wareham
Dorset 

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