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Accident
A should have been at the National
For Jonathan Miller's St Matthew
But thanks to delays on the trains
I had to come straight to Southend;
So here I am on the terrace,
A pint of cider in hand,
And the glow of an autumn evening
Streaking in from the west.
Sometimes, the unexpected
Can prove a turn for the best,
Brian Hick October 2011
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Bella Italia, Southend
A poster of the Sistine Chapel pinned above my head
As I sup my double espresso and accept that I had read
All I want to of The Independent and have eaten more
Than I expected - but that comment seems to avoid the core
Of what I need to say - How quickly we reduce perfection
To a trite souvenir, a double A3 whose intention
Is to amuse not overwhelm, as surely Michelangelo
Intended, when in sweaty haste, his immortal fresco
Took shape above his head and over time has come to mean
For more than he imagined on the intellectual scene.
Yet via internet and mobile every daub has been reduced
To a faded T-shirt or an ad for orange juice.
Dr Brian Hick summer 2011
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