I like cups, picking them up & taking
them somewhere. I’m scared of knives.
I like white lilies in a glass vase
with the sun behind them.
I like the grey-topped Formica table
with its red rim.
I like the noise the dishwasher makes
when I open it – doodle doodle loo.
I like condensation on louver windows
that are tinted aqua blue.
I like the rimu cabinet with its latches
that slide like bolts.
I like record covers leaning against
the wall.
I like the vertical bars on the steel gate
at the end of the path.
I like the soccer ball on the green grass.
I like the way washing stacked high
in a basket could be a Christmas tree
(something you showed me).
& I like the way a whole chicken
turned upside down with its bum in the air
looks like a frog,
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaabecause some things
are not just what they are
but something else all together
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalike knives.
Written for the opening of Heather Hunt's painting exhibition 'Everyday'
at Reyburn House, Whangarei, 5 September 2009.
at Reyburn House, Whangarei, 5 September 2009.
