Ulster Grill

Three breads, two puddings, sausage
stuffed with grain, an egg on top
and a careful rasher of bacon
laid with grace. A tray of tea follows,
breaking the silence with its little bell

and always you are asked: Is it enough?
Would you like some more?

Along the coast
from this butter-scented room
in a small town with seven castles,
through three loughs, a city
and a mill-race of glens and arches

you will be asked the same questions: Is it enough?
Would you like some more?

Soda and potato, wheaten and oats,
blood and guts, sunny side up.



Janine Pinion

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