from inkdrop – poetry, places and events
For years now, people have been
ranting over the amount of packaging an item is wrapped in.
a thing they need to consider is where it’s
going to. There’s a lot of movement in a delivery van, and
if the owners don’t want their precious vases turned into a jigsaw puzzle
lifting the cargo will take a little bit of t.l,c.
equally, it will remind the removals team not to use them as a rugby ball
On the whole – its hard to see through glass like this
Perhaps , that’s why, instead of windows – it’s used to produce
Antiques of the future – vases and chargers and such
Quaint – in the way the colours scatter through it
Unlike the light , captured by the spectrum of colour
Enjoyed by everyone who sees it – sat on the mantlepiece
In response to
Glass
I.
Under tremendous heat
Sand melts down
into clear globules
which form into a clear substance
Its clear to see
II.
If we didn’t have glass
we would probably be
Living in Caves
(letting the wind in)
III.
Magical substance
Liquid then solid
Forming beaker
Holding drinks
IV.
Multiple Uses
from the thermometer
to much simpler kinds
the child’s marbles
