To the Guy Snoring in the Library

How can you – yes you!

sleep

at a time like this

sleep

with all these books

sleep

magazines, CD’s, audiobooks

sleep

reference books, dictionaries

sleep

yes you! at a time like this

sleep

snoring learning against the pole

sleep

you looked like you were studying

sleep

but it put you to

sleep

and I was kinda glad that

sleep

a guy who works at the library

sleep

woke you up and also glad

sleep

that I didn’t sit near you

sleep

even though I wrote this poem

about

you

sleeping.

The Butcher’s Broom

Of that ilk

of that sort

a tartness in wine

harsh and stiff manner

won’t work with

groups of peasants

tenants in common

occupying a cottage

and some land

a happy little coterie

clubs and society

sharing the same attitudes

passion for particular topics

a tight-knit group

persistent, territorial…