- guardian.co.uk, Saturday May 10 2008 00.15 BST
- The Guardian, Saturday May 10 2008
The wool rolls down. The needles droop
A spider at the corner pane
Schemes for a pittance line by line.
The dull doves in the neighbouring wood
Call Could you do Do do You could.
A wakeless lull that's less than sleep
Brims in her eyes and palms and lap.
Something is finished. Nothing's done.
A lapse, a loss, a truce, a peace.
One lacewing trembles at the netted glass.
· From In Praise of Aunts by MR Peacocke (Peterloo Poets, £7.95). To order a copy for £7.95 with free UK p&p call Guardian book service on 0870 836 0875 or go to guardian.co.uk/bookshop
