HERE(ANDNOW)
ClustersofEnglish"unofficial"roses
haveclimbedthefencetofacethesun.
Eachinitscrimsonfinerysupposes
thatit,alone,istheonlyone.

Honeysuckletangleswithitsvagrance
brambleandlavender,roseandgorse,
fillsthestillairwithitsgoldenfragrance
therewherethestepsrunawaywardcourse.

Shamrockhascampedwithafragileneatness
justwherethefoxgloveshaveunfurled;
theprivethasfloweredanditslemonsweetness
hedgestheedgesofthislivingworld.

RIGHTHERE,RIGHTNOW
Imagineyouhaveanaudience.
(Whichyouhave).
Andpeoplearelisteningtoeverythingyousay.
(Whichtheyare).
Andeverythingyousayisbeingwrittendown.
(Whichitis).
Andmaybeusedinevidenceagainstyou.
(Whichitwillbe).

Don'tyouwishyoucouldbealone?