Ships Manifest

Shaking a bag of needles.

Waving a stick through a hole in the clouds.

Pulling the teeth from the skull of a piano.

Raising the sail on the mast of a crow.

Turning a wheel at the walk of a mile.

Legging the kettle with a mallet of lamb.

Singing the dreadful in dust whispered grass.

Boxing a villain with the sores of a friend.

Leaning on people with nothing to lend.

Winding up wasted time on a clock.

Wondering about where it all goes apart.

Hitting the bits that scatter in rows.

Planting the timber with little black seeds.

Dressing the windows with wide open blinds.

Posting a letter in the mouth of the whale.

Dreaming of porcelain, cigars and eggs.

Thinking of dishes and chocolate and soap.

Waiting for you to come back from the city.