pollen count high –
bee on a cherry coke
splutters its wings

*

burr of phones –
the soft hooves of
the Glasgow train

*

slicing cellophane –
three a.m cab hushes
the snow

*

summer fall –
ripe blackberries
juice underfoot

*

pink frosting –
slavered gum
frozen overnight

*

flowers losing
light – white blossoms
the full moon

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Ian Mullins bails out from Liverpool. The chapbook Almost Human (Original Plus) was published earlier this year. The music-themed collection Laughter In The Shape Of A Guitar (UB) was released in 2015.