CARDIFF 10K RACE

   THE CARDIFF 10 K RACE                TIM WILLIAMS       SEPT 2014

ONE THOUSAND LAMP POST CRUCIFIXION'S
OUTSIDE THE GATES OF HELL,
PASSING PORT TALBOT ON THE MOTORWAY
YOU CAN TELL FROM SMOKE AND SMELL

ONE THOUSAND PAIRS OF POUNDING FEET
IN A CARDIFF 10 K RACE,
A THOUSAND EMPTY BOTTLES LEFT
STREWN AROUND THE PLACE

ONE THOUSAND FAMOUS PAINTINGS
BRANGWYN'S POSTERS FOR WAR MORALE,
ALLEN GINSBERG RECITES " WALES VISITATION "
ON A TWENTY FOOT HIGH MUSEUM WALL

ONE THOUSAND BEAMS OF SUNLIGHT
ALL SENT TO KEEP US WARM,
PASSING CROWDS OF SWEATY T-SHIRT'S
ALL WITH MEDALS PROUDLY WORN

ONE THOUSAND SUNDAY'S JUST LIKE THIS
THERE SHOULD BE IN EVERY YEAR,
ALAS THIS IS NOT TO BE,
THERE IS BUT ONE I FEAR