Poem

Early again despite the day 

where dank meets dreich

and faces pinch the wind

in shades of pink and grey.

Unrude staff

(happy new year),

near Whiteleys

my youthful stomping ground.

Can I grow tom yang

tossing garlic

with roast pork

like chef?

We talk through histories,

cultures and nature

finding nods in places

where others conflict.

Happy my Amritsar friend and me

from a tiny spec

in the Atlantic.