ALEC FINLAY
  Alec Finlay is an artist and apoet, recently artist in residence at THE BALTIC (Gateshead).  
  His press  Morning Star (1990 –2003) has published 50 & titles. Alec coordinates the renga 
  platform, a shared writing project: poetrycircus, a series of readings and performances and a 
  new collaborative piece entitled Sewing Circle, as part of his residency at the BALTIC. 

 


                  THISTLE BLOSSOM


	I had a wonderful day
	  today.
	    Do you remember
	those flowers
	  in the back of
	   my car?
	Well there was
	  a set of
	    thistle looking things
	among them
	  that didn’t
	    promise
	to ever amount
	  to much
	    and this morning
	When I got up
	  they had
	    suddenly
	decided to
	  develop the most
	    amazing blossom.
	Strangely,
	  this cheered me
	    enormously
	and set the whole
	  mood
	    fora day
	of noticing
	  things
	    that I should
	probably
	  pass by
	    in an ordinary
	state of mind.