Its time I'm off shopping
for the things I need
milk and bread
and a wedge of cheese
lettuce, songs
and bits of dreams
a bulb of garlic
and fresh mint leaves
the pale soft glimmer
of the moon at sea
the smell of winter
some gathered seeds
fish oil to keep
the memories
of a man in flannel
and torn up jeans
butter and boullion
and toiletries
the things I need
the things I need