Winston Plowes

 
 
Brain Music #3 - Halifax is Sleeping 
 

The Craving


It must be the march 
of the brave souls
  of the drawing of the truth 
    of the giant magnet  
      of life itself given here – 

under my skin.
 
Hope, dark and thick  
always through a narrow time 

Oh, and the constant hunger 

of wisdom 
  always hungry
    always have been



Brain Music #1 - 'L' for Lost 
 

----------✂-----------


cut the grass and the scrapings off belong to you
cut the grassroots of the Yukon and have a great day
cut it down to earth and a lot more fun will be had
cut down on Sunday night until you are interested in joining us
cut out more details about your favourite music for me
cut off from work and play. The list is not a choice of words
cut my fingertips to get the hand to fit
cut off your hands and take the chickens to the doctor
cut and I will be there to move the drawing on my own
cut out the best way to get back to me
cut and paste the code for your help and support
cut and I will come to you by email or by telephone

In the summer Winston Plowes is a hare chasing bicycles and winning by miles. In the winter he trains moths, categorises lost jigsaw pieces and tunes the family silver. Each night his word art returns to roost guided by starlight from the pages of journals published worldwide, back to his floating home in Calderdale. www.winstonplowes.co.uk

Notes:

"The Craving" was the result of translating the lyrics of the song Constant Craving (k.d. lang 1992) into Japanese and back again five times using an Internet translation tool.

"----------✂-----------" was composed from text messages made by using the suggested word function of predictive text. Lines collected from Miss M.R. Howell and students of The University of Central Lancashire (Preston) year 2 Music Degree course and the author’s own mobile phone.

"Brain Music #1, 'L' for Lost" - Magnetic L plate found in road.

"Brain Music #3, Halifax is Sleeping" - Found text copied from The Local Studies Department of Central Library & Archives, Halifax (small handbills collection).
 
 
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