"There, As Promised..."

This book is superb**. This book is a pleasure.

This book provokes our thoughts.

This book contains life-affirming poetry.
And we could do with lavish dollops of that, couldn't we?

This book is an international collection of vibrant poetry for all to read.

And I think " all" means "all".

This little poem is "Happiness" by Stephen Dunn:

"A state you must dare not enter
with hopes of staying,
quicksand in the marshes, and all

the roads leading to a castle
that doesn't exist
But there it is, as promised,

with its perfect bridge above
the crocodiles, and its doors forever open"

I suppose life can be a fairytale even for grownups.

( If only for a while, for a glimpse...)
** "Staying Alive: real poems for unreal times" edited by Neil Astley (Bloodaxe)