Mod Sunglasses i.m. Michael Murray. By John Doyle

 Like Italians wore

zooming round Naples on scooters - 

in 1959;

Infinity's the star

of two-tone Fellini movies, 

jazz music, slim smiling 20 year olds. 

Mod sunglasses like Michael wore    

as I met him on my rounds, 

his eyesight fading, 

horse-racing on tv.    

I greet him, for the final time.  

Heart attack, suddenly, 

the matron tells me the following Friday

John Doyle became a Mod again in the summer of 2017 to fight off his impending mid-life crisis; whether this has been a success remains to be seen. He has has two collections published to date, A Stirring at Dusk in 2017, and Songs for Boys Called Wendell Gomez in 2018, both on PSKI's Porch. 

He is based in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. All he asks is that you leave your guns at the door and tie up your horses before your enter.