Aubade From Khandro

[Khandro]

Motorbike 
The saddle is frozen solid.                                                      The chronically wet rubber sponge                                          Inside the leopardskin                                                          cover Crunches like shingle. 

I hold my cuff And wipe off the surface rain,                        Lean over and flood the carburettor,                                    Jump on the start again. 

A sneeze. A little plume of steam.                                          The old tubes cough up a bit of phlegm                                Then fade.

I have chronic catarrh, a raw ankle,                                Pinkeye, blackheads and foul hair.                                              I have a humiliating sheepskin coat                                       And I lust strangely after a new alternator.

Hugo Williams 

 

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[gulliver1]

What are you on Khandro ?..Do you need help ?

[sandyRoe]

Yes, it's a very cold morning.  It's not really one for bikes, too icy.