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Alcove

Haworth Hodgkinson

One morning I woke
to find the mushrooms that grew
on the damp scented wall
in the alcove where I slept
had spread to the backs
of my hands.

That was the day I had to catch the train.

Written 1998
Edited 2002

Published in Spinners and Spoons , 2005
(Koo Press)
and in A Weakness for Mermaids , 2007
(Koo Press)

A Weakness for Mermaids Spinners and Spoons

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Alcove

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