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Lettie Mckie - Saturday
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Saturday
Lettie Mckie

This morning red brick buildings
leant against the blue sky
and as the wind bit my cheeks
I eagerly swung my arms.

I launched myself into flight
like the birds, black arrows in the sky
soared above the common
soaking up the Saturday runners
the Saturday fathers
the Saturday freedom
bacon and eggs.

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