Derwentwater/Stuart/Newburgh - an Ode to Autumn
Season of mists and passing fruitfulness,Close bosom friend to an evenings fun,Conspiring to tease with warmth and gentlenessGiving one more hour in the evening sunTo fizz the Aperol or chill the ginUntil the racket should begin – No swallow song nor red breast twitterJust the racket of some barking s****terA wailful choir of dogs and owners With noises off from various groanersWho want no more than an evenings quietBut must listen instead to a canine riot…with apologies to Keats, and none at all to the dog owners who's 'pets' drive us all barking mad....
Robin Holloway ● 2774d0 Comments