LAST REHEARSAL IN ESSEX BEFORE…:

Weird light illuminating Essex, feels good, something different,
a light on the verge of casting strong shadows, but not.
A smudged charcoal sky, blue but not quite, grey but not quite,
solitary clouds creep low to the horizon, trying not to be noticed.
Essex looks ready to be filmed, body feels ready to rehearse,
still coughing, but slight, low to the horizon, trying not to be
noticed.

(K)