Saturday, 18 March 2017

Karen Carpenter



The excuse of being a Karen Carpenter fan right 
from th’ start back whenever, doesn’t give me an 
out for failing t’ understand Her Grace; she is the 
grey mare outside th’ fence surrounds who other
wise rules the place; we’d formed a strong feel f’ 
those things that mattered to us early - apples & 
bananas feature in her preferences, & I agreed - 
if the grass isn’t up to speed they’re good tucker 

But being a Karen fan wasn’t in her ordinance; it 
meant ignoring her to listen to the lady rated lest 
of th’ significance in having a heart; so - stymied, 
& by a set of contra beliefs, I asked whether she 
knew Karen played the drums too; she’s giving it 
some thought - altho’ I don’t expect confirmation 

So I said ‘Close To You’ came the top of my tree 
for all the right reasons; - there’s a silence which 
seems to ominously justify who that means … 
© 3 January 2016, I. D. Carswell 

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