Provisional Psalm Down by the creek we remember the lost: those who have died, those who have been carried away by families or removal vans. I saw David earlier in the Spar, wasn't sure whether he recognised me or not, but he was happy to chat without making much sense. The radio is discussing migration, suggesting we are all on journeys to elsewhere, that home is always provisional. Why don't you ever call?
Rupert M Loydell is a writer, editor and abstract artist. His many books of poetry include Dear Mary (Shearsman, 2017) and The Return of the Man Who Has Everything (Shearsman 2015); and he has edited anthologies such as Yesterday’s Music Today (co-edited with Mike Ferguson, Knives Forks and Spoons Press 2014), and Troubles Swapped for Something Fresh: manifestos and unmanifestos (Salt, 2010)
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