we decided to jangle the place
with chains of ideas and events
our eyes dancing over maps
with spiralling schemes
and skyscraper aspirations
planning and plumbing networks of outlooks
envisioning squares and blocks
annotating streets and signs
with an inner sense of belonging
background artists no more
spinning poems from this hub
waking and making a fractal chorus
with the whispering fingerprints of desire.
© Paul Taylor 2003
This is an example of what Oulipians would call a Metro poem, written on the tube between Elephant & Castle and Highgate. It concerns the work of the arts group, NEON.
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