Poem Of The Month: October 2011
For October's Poem of the Month, I have chosen the poem Used Cycles by Alistair Graham. It is taken from his new collection War and Want.
USED CYCLES
Left alone, chained to the cold iron
The masters are gone in pursuit of their individual aims
To purchase a coat for the winter, to browse the best-sellers
or indulge the tray-bakes at the corner café
The bicycles have performed their only role by carrying
their masters efficiently to their intent
They wait patiently until again they suffer upon their frames
the pressure which signals another journey and lonely wait
Copyright © Alistair Graham 2011
War and Want by Alistair Graham.
Bicycles by Anna Cervova
