Poem
Michael Laskey
THE RIGHT PLACE
THE RIGHT PLACE
THE RIGHT PLACE
You’ve fetched a duvet and laid itlightly over the shoulders
of someone beside you who’s slipped
unwittingly into sleep.
And drifting off yourself
on a sofa somewhere you’ve sensed
the same weight settle and known
how the warmth around you will soon
deepen your sleep. And that’s something,
whatever else you’ve done or not done.
© 2008, Michael Laskey
Publisher: First published on PIW,
Publisher: First published on PIW,
Michael Laskey
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1944)
Michael Laskey was born in Lichfield in Staffordshire. He read English at St John’s College, Cambridge, and then worked for ten years as a teacher in Spain and England. He has lived in Suffolk since 1978, working as a freelance writing tutor with a wide range of children and adults, and as an arts administrator.
He was one of the founders of the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival in 1989 and directed it ...
He was one of the founders of the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival in 1989 and directed it ...
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THE RIGHT PLACE
You’ve fetched a duvet and laid itlightly over the shoulders
of someone beside you who’s slipped
unwittingly into sleep.
And drifting off yourself
on a sofa somewhere you’ve sensed
the same weight settle and known
how the warmth around you will soon
deepen your sleep. And that’s something,
whatever else you’ve done or not done.
THE RIGHT PLACE
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