Eric Hutchinson - Okay, It's Alright with Me

Malta on my mind

Malta
14th May 2009 - 17th May 2009

The crystal clear mediterranean.
Cozy cul de sac.
€1.50 gelati.
A cloudy sunrise.
Ernie and Bert.
Classic cars and vintage buses.
Edgar.
Too much good food.
Cisk.
Dang! The bus driver.
Racing down the streets of Pawla.
Someone married.
I can't dance, I really can't dance!
A swinging good time.
好man.

A good holiday.

Needs.to.stop.being.so.busy

Heart

Valentine - Carol Ann Duffy

Britain's very first female poet laureate.

"Not a red rose or a satin heart.

I give you an onion.
It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.

Here.
It will blind you with tears
like a lover.
It will make your reflection
a wobbling photo of grief.

I am trying to be truthful.

Not a cute card or a kissogram.

I give you an onion.
Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,
possessive and faithful
as we are,
for as long as we are.

Take it.
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding-ring,
if you like.

Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers,
cling to your knife."