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More Pointless Questions
By John Agard
from The Rainmaker Danced
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PoemMore Pointless Questions
Goldfish
goldfish
which glass do you
prefer?
A bowl of glass
or a pond that ripples
when the winds pass?
Little bird
little bird
which do you prefer?
A house of wires
or a branch
that’s a stage
for feathered choirs?
Red rose
red rose
which do you prefer?
A vase once used
to contain dry flowers
or a patch of ground
blooming with briars?
Putting such questions
to a goldfish
or a bird
or a rose
is pointless I suppose.
© John Agard from The Rainmaker Danced (Hodder, 2017)
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