On Inadequate Road Resurfacing in Berkshire
i
The cherry blossom
is teetering, Addington’s
edges extending.
ii
Pavements: tentative
enduring, cautious trellis
molasses tarmac.
iii
Arthritic layers
lamenting, gnarled and buried
putrid ambience.
iv
A mountainous crown
compressing, cloaks of divots
rhythmically splinter.
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Happiest Woman in the World
It is unbearable to think about the snow
or unopened books.
It is unbearable to think alone
grit enclosing, I urge my eyes to run.
It is unbearable to think at all
muffled between desk and door.
People gather in Palmer Park.
I slump at the window, and repeat –
~~
Kitty Hawkins received two awards for her undergraduate poetry collection, Acoustics, at the University of Reading. In 2022 she won the ‘Magdalena Young Poets’ award, and her work can be found on https://www.seedlingpoets.com/. Kitty is currently completing an MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.