HELMETED GUINEA FOWL
mother of many
tea-cosy to next moment’s
energetic sparks
UCT LIBRARY FIRE
flame on red-maned flame
voracious in a wild wind
guzzling heritage
FOR HUGH FROM GEOFF
we worked for Contrast
this is my Remembrancer
poetry was served
Featured at The Red Wheelbarrow on 14 April 2022
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