SIR SWATCH
Copyright © Geoff Allnutt (The Speech Painter) 1999

 

PINSTRIPE & MISS PINSTRIPE
GREY FLANNEL & OXFORD NAVY
he of GOLDEN BOND
& her of GOLDEN TAN
their READY STEADY GO! lives
TAKE OF
in BIG CITY BRIGHT LIGHTS
a COSMIC ENCOUNTER from NINE TO SIX
HIGH MOON at the PLAZA MEZZA LUNA
a TAXI-STOP to TRES CHIC
for the IRON MAN of METROPOLIS
and his SUN LADY
they AQUA CLUB on BONDI BEACH
AQUA LOVE in BIARRITZ ANTIBES
CHILL ON at ASPEN & ALPINE FROST
there¹s no FROZEN DREAMS
in TURQUOISE BAY
no STORMY WEATHER either
just PINK CHAMPAGNE
& RASPBERRY SHORTCAKE
no GRAFFITI
or DOWNTOWN RUNNERS with HARDWARE
NICHOLSON PINSTRIPE
& MISS PINSTRIPE NICOLLETE
COAT OF ARMS & SLOANE RANGER
NOBLESSE OBLIGE & MBA
MET NIGHT time
at COOL CHIC BAR ORIENTAL
in RUSH HOUR the GOLDEN SPHERE
of WALL STREET has no SPEED LIMIT
their RUSH FOR HEAVEN ends suddenly
when their HIGH FLYER ICEBREAKER
goes POP
COLD STEEL for LANCELOT
as the MIDAS TOUCH stops
the PETRODOLLAR falls
the LIQUID SKY collapses
it¹s a SPEED WEEK BACKSLASH
BLUE LOLLY & PINK LOLLY TOUCH DOWN
a CLASSIQUE WIPEOUT
a HIGH TECH BLACKOUT
a VOLCANO on the BLUE HORIZON
a WHITEOUT ON DON¹T BE TOO LATE
a PEAK SEASON DAY OFF
PINSTRIPE & MISS PINSTRIPE
MONOTRACK & FOXTROT
his HAVANA PUFF & her FINISH LINE
now GOLDEN POISON
a MAJIC POTION
of BASIC BLACK & BETTER RED
NEEDLES for the WHITE KNIGHT
& WHITE LADY
a SNOW WHITE CRESTA RUN
a PLAY TIME CITY LINE of CANDY
a LITTLE ECLIPSE from HEARTBREAK
BLOW YOUR TIME AWAY
the TICKER TAPE is over
the WINNER CIRCLE closes 1
MODERN FEARS begin
ROSES ARE FOREVER
the BURNING SUN is not

 

Copyright © Geoff Allnutt (The Speech Painter) 1999