Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Bridport Market

Bridport Market

Sleepy town revives twice weekly
A sepia past emerging on wooden tables
Hustle of modern life conspiring to sort
The detritus from past esteems.
Streaming people give and take,
Checking, sorting the fake
Giving and taking, meekly
Following the streams
Looking for they know not what
Finding what they never sought.
But, its not all about trade.
As the sounds and scents fade,
What remains are the recollections
And not the collections.
People-watching beats buying
Free and without taking
It has its compensations
For all whose countenance falls
Upon the watching,
Observer.

6.8.10  Dave Urmston c

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