Friday afternoon in The Boston Tea Party ...

New Year sunlight fell upon the murmuring diners -

Slender waitresses danced up the winding stairs -

A courtly buffer unfolded his Borisgraph -

I sprinkled Tabasco upon my smoked salmon and avocado -

Tess told us about the Ska band at The Winchester Gate -

Earlier, we'd walked down Penny Farthing Street -

Young men were having their beards trimmed in Sultan's Cut -

I buttered my sourdough bread -

I wondered whether to buy a gaudy shirt -

I had counted all my years -

Each one was an apple, fallen from a golden tree -


Friday 3 January 2020


The Boston Party
Salisbury