for David Blunkett and Hazel Blears
Quand reverrai-je, hélas, de mon petit village
Fumer la cheminée . . .
"Pauvre maison" multiplied comes
down to Modernity slumming;
put the community back in "progra
m"
then, pixels for vistas, we can all join in
Total environment: the information
dimension; flat-packed living space
with colour enhancement for global dimming
– Our resolution; nobody's loss
At its concrete edge the culture
throws a tarmac lifeline to caravan
and trailer over threadbare scrub:
sovereign the Nation of Elgar and Stubbs;
position; trade and maritime traditions;
a unique obsession with the love of dogs