Christopher Barnes ___________________________ Townscape 1 Striving-for-effect cornice, blunt pediment. Forceful rhododendrons propel macromolecules. Hived-off granite trench. Bus creaks, hesitates… Where Apollo dissolved intent. Townscape 2 Colonnaded stairwell dwindles. Gene-control pathways stiffen azaleas. Hewed flint consumes time. Playground swing flurries… Where Gaia unwrapped the rum. Townscape 3 Lumpish column, beams. Chemical signals jostle ivy. Rough limestone facing. Gusts tumble bin… Where Horus disposed of girly pinafores. Townscape 4 Inward-sloping wall constricts. Winter cherry admits biological universe. Half-lit bas-relief. Morrisons bag deflates… Where Aphrodite off-loaded taut brogues.
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