Misty -- Ruth Padel

Guest poem sent in by Belinda Beresford

(Poem #1148) Misty How I love The darkwave music Of a sun's eclipse You can't see for cloud The saxophonist playing 'Misty' In the High Street outside Barclays Accompanied by mating-calls Sparked off In a Jaguar alarm The way you're always there Where I'm thinking Or several beats ahead. -- Ruth Padel

From "Rembrandt Would Have Loved You"

This poem was part of the Poems on the Underground, a series of poetry
which appeared in advertising spaces on the tube. It is a sparse poem,
yet I find it incredibly evocative of London. And yes, of course, I did
meet someone who made me think of this poem, so I gave him a copy of
the poster. About a month later he told me the poem expressed the way
he felt about me - and then ran like hell...

Belinda

Links:
  The Ruth Padel Official website:
    [broken link] http://www.rpadel.dircon.co.uk/frontpage.htm

  Biography:
    [broken link] http://www.rpadel.dircon.co.uk/rp_frameset.htm

  A picture of the Underground poster with today's poem:
    http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/education/undpost2.htm