Death is not a Portuguese voyage in 1498 Although it might have been at the time. Nor would we think it amiss to speak of the grand fair Which the natives call Gunxineu Apparau Xinanguibaleu. That is to say Rich fair of the prison of the condemned. 4 And now she thought of death abstractedly As a crumpled receipt she had left in the handbag Somewhere without thinking who might need it. In any case with the lawn in that tussocky condition They should give her some time. If she thought of death It would be as a terminus like Paddington Surrounded by those wretched little hotels. 5 Do you have a belief system at all? Not that we mind. It’s just that it can be nice To have something you can do in a group setting. 6. On Channel 4, moribund elephants Seek the place their parents died And caress the old skulls feelingly with their trunks. We generally go to Blakeney.

106 3