Young Curate

(For G.M.H)

An elliptical orbit brought him here
Like some crazed moth. This one
buzzing with borrowed energy
Pentecostal fervour. Fiddling
in six months short! Striking
all obstacle aside. Adrenaline
rush of a subjugated will
Example set square
in the hot ash and lava
of a soul eruption. Skipping
down the road. Braving
nods and winks of old ones
Away with the fairies. Won’t
last this lad. Bemused children
suffered the telling of each
mad scheme. Seagulls flocked
to escape his recipe book
Economic regeneration
employing supernatural resources