and flowers sold in the van,
On the Corner.
At the market the antiques',
sellers accent is genuine and priceless!
His words alerts my ears and
I get his sales technique
and energy.
Japanese photos from 1830s
"Forty pound each!"
and poetry books.
Busy stalls, lots of energy!
Man with dreadlocks shouts
with f-words about how..
"The fucking car don't work!"
and how.. "The fucking white car don't work!"
In Rough Trade the signed MC5 poster
sits by Debbie Harry's,
and the tattered Ramones one above the door,
is the ultimate doorway decoration.
Records I had never seen or heard of,
with some I had never seen in, person and
sold back to back in a,
matter-of-fact "We've got it" way.
Running short of time,
My train will leave either way.
So I leave the Portobello Road and
re-trace my steps and get my bags,
from the hotel apartment.
©Cosmic2010
