Poem of the Month
Selected by David Underdown who also writes the commentary.
A Small Shaking of My Picture of the Kingdom
by Maura Dooley
A small shaking of my picture of the kingdom;
counters jarred a little, down a tiny snake
or up a ladder. A straightening of spectacles,
a new page in the road atlas, women at a bus-stop,
more red brick or narrow lanes, a going-home of schools,
a blue or yellow bus, somewhere in England.
Against it all I shore what makes this home,
wide light, a weaver’s window, each stone in that wall.
This is the heart’s small change,
a little silver saved against the rain.
