521 - Nights of wine and poses

Just five hours’ sleep after the poetry gig;
Then off to work, a relaxed atmosphere.
The sky was blue, the winds blew too, a big
And wintry gust over Manchester. Here
We are, a group of friends, and all sincere
In helping each other’s low confidence
To grow, to overcome the natural fear
Of performing in public, innocence
In one way, worldliness in a new sense
Of pride. Hiding our fears on a coat peg,
Tonight we attended an art show, near
The riverbank, looked at the pictures. Once
A few glasses of wine are drunk, we egg
Each other on, our thinking not too clear.
Thur 7 Feb 2008