after Landscape with the fall of Icarus
sun
she love
dem pleat on he peasant frock
an’ dem pleat he ploughin’
an’ dem curve sail, an’ river moute,
an’ dem plough pleat curvin’
sun
she love
do mes tic:
sheep an’ shepherd home ly,
an’ dem cliff an’ rock pretendin’
sun
she too damn love up
an’ never see poor icaru’
Sue Birchenough lives in Buxton, and is a regular visitor to Manchester poetry events. She has been published in English PEN anthology Catechism , PBS press anthology No Spy Zone, Like This Press anthology Austin Bronte Shakespeare and KFS anthology Yesterday’s Music Today ‘ in red ceilings , street cake, ink sweat and tears, m58, and forthcoming in zimZalla. She was highly commended in 2014 erbacce poetry competition. Her pamphlet ‘housework ‘ is to be published by KFS this year.