Time Ruckle by Philip Davison
Monday came softly,
Sooner than advertised,
but otherwise
in all its
Mondayness,
and with no regard for
the rug tug
under the rest
of a life.
Philip Davison lives in Dublin. Among his published novels are McKenzie's Friend (Cape) The Long Suit (Cape) and Eureka Dunes (Liberties). He writes radio drama. He co-wrote Learning Gravity, a BBC Storyville documentary on poet and undertaker, Thomas Lynch. His poems have appeared in various journals.