George Szirtes

Two notes on Liberal Democracy 1 If anyone thinks the fence is a comfortable place to sit they have clearly... http://fb.me/6qyQDduOR 

"show the sorriness underlying the grandest things and the grandeur underlying the sorriest things" Thos.Hardy, died this day 88 years ago

The end of the Trumps; The Last Trump Playing at the inauguration: The Trumpettes Waiting behind the scenes: The Strumpettes. Heigh-ho.

WISDOM O bulbous neons, sleeping vessels scooped from innocence’s belly, leave your pumpkins on the trestles... http://fb.me/1OF33o0xc 

ALL TOO MUCH: REVISED SAYINGS OF CENTRAL EUROPE 1 So much barbed wire under the stucco. 2 So much sluggish... http://fb.me/1bFGkARtm 

#IdiomsofCentralEurope So many anthems in so much dirty washing

#IdiomsofCentralEurope So many Gogols in so many overcoats

#IdiomsofCentralEurope So many dogs in the mouth and the eyes

#IdiomsofCentralEurope So much washing of the same irredeemably stained shirt.

#IdiomsofCentralEurope So many inflections in the howling mob

#IdiomsofCentralEurope Such abundant charm in the grimace and the rictus

#IdiomsofCentralEurope So much sugar in the nerves and in the eyes

#IdiomsofCentralEurope So many bodies in the cracks of the mirror.

#IdiomsofCentralEurope So much sluggish blood in the pool.

#IdiomsofCentralEurope So much barbed wire under the stucco.

Fascinating to hear Trump, in his current speech, already referring to himself in the third person as 'Trump. Not usually a good sign.

When her mother died, she listened to Beethoven's mass in C major on a continuous loop, until her sister replaced it with Sting. #1linewed