D a v e   F r a u n d o r f e r

Old Man Robbie 

Old Robbie, next door 

makes it sober to 3pm.

But the sun is dive-bombing  

unemployed labourers all over town

like seagulls feasting on baby turtles

instinctively scuttling to the froth.

Dave Fraundorfer is a New Zealander living in London. His previous publications include Blackmail Press, Takahe, TVNZ, Word Riot and Right Hand Pointing.