The Ineffability of Ageing

I buy a new bra laced with dahlias.

Calvin Klein. Dress is Indian

embroidered olive green silk.

Shepherd’s Bush Market.

Candelabras are cheaply ornate. Car

boot. Oh Lord, teeth have been savaged.

Dental hygienist. Like a slow moving

volcano. My sixtieth.

Pause for thoughts about gifts.

Unwanted. Suggest pies on laps

as they drive to Voewood. Wanted. Funk up

with P…