A place apart DAMP LITTLE LANES
OVERHUNG WITH DRIPPING LEAVES
ON DARK PATHWAYS
THAT LEAD FROM SCHEME
TO DREARY SCHEME.
STONY GROUND
AND STONY FACES AT WINDOWS,
IN CARS,ON STREETS AND IN BUSES.
I AM A STRANGER HERE!
SEEING,NOTING AND FILING AWAY
IN CEREBAL COMPARTMENTS.
STUDENTS
LOUD,CROWDING,EVERYWHERE
WINED AND BEERED
PUSHING THE OLD PLACE APART
AT THE SEAMS
CRAMMED IN WITH TOURISTS
CLICKING CAMERAS,TRYING TARTAN
OR JUST STANDING.
STANDING ROOM ONLY!
AND PEOPLE ,SOME IN STRANGE CLOTHES,
WHACK A LITTLE BALL
FROM HOLE TO HOLE
TO MUTED APPLAUSE;
WHAT A SHOT!
AS HEADS NOD SAGELY
AT GREAT WINDOWS,
WHISKEY IN HAND
GOLF CLUB MEMBERSHIP EMBLAZONED
ON JERSEY,JACKET,BRAIN!
STEWARDS,TIPTOE ROUND
ILLUSTRIOUS CLIENTS
UNIFORMED,INFORMED,FORMAL
AND REMEMBER
TO WATCH OUT FOR FLYING DIVOTS
OF SACRED TURF
WHICH WILL BE RAPIDLY REPLACED
BY MEN DRESSED IN GREEN
WHO DROP FROM LITTLE GREEN BUGGIES
WITH READY MADE DIVOTS
OF SAID TURF..
YES,I AM A STRANGER HERE.......
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