The Ghost(complete) - draft
by Daniel J. Sherburn Written in May 2011. Part 1. Growing Monkey puzzle trees right, left and left again A solitary weeping willow Arranged like one hand caressing the Eastgate/Quarryhill round-a-bout; Disused where once there were springs, fountains and a petrol pump. Travelling back towards Wetherby My mind has become unravelled Mind and I must venture there soon. A bus route forsaken dump Rambling bland 'To Let' bulldozed wastelands, Low rise warehousing with its padlocked shutters A Nissan flagship and another dozen flurried showrooms Stand shoulder to shoulder Out of place in a cheap rent part of Leeds. Where the very nature itself springs from the roofs of too often forgotten Victoriana: Tailors', Machinists' and Pressers' Trade Union on Cross Stamford Street. Coming loudly behind me on the bus The sound of second hand "r 'n' b", the damned Dumb and chav-youth music of distinction, Surpris...