SURREAL SHEEP
I sell the postcard
of multi-coloured sheep
over and over again.
“Done on a computer I suppose”
says a lady as she hands over forty pence.
“Yes, I expect so” I say.
I’ve only seen white,
black and brown sheep,
earth coloured in the fields.
Not hand-coloured
like my parents’ wedding photo
so they were always young.
I sell the postcard
of multi-coloured sheep
over and over again:
Weather good
honey ice-cream lush,
wish you were here.
Sue Moules‘ most recent collection is The Moth Box.(Parthian).