32 J. Llewellin
THE UNKNOWN PLANT CELL Daily, Nightly, No Words speechless, Standing, sitting, Perfect silence Surrounded sequence, Tightly fitting, Out in force No planned exit Not a shadow Solemn Sanctuary Only fed by Life-time master We are many But so lonely Ever moving Never far J. H. Oavies (5) THE PLAYGROUND MASTER LITERATURE Willing comrades, You and I, From the start, It never changes You arise, and I will greet thee Ever present. Inside out, I will serve, Or Die myself Life in your Hands United together To move great, Never lost Always together. Jake was obsessed. He couldn't help it, they were like trees being burnt; trees can't stop the fire, (But you can) screamed the voice of self criticism. Jake laughed back at this feeling (at you rself) and then made his viJay to his beloved playground (office) and started to wait. to watch the children come. Silence. Then slam, out they came shouting, slam! out they came screaming. The daily routine of burning the trees then started again. Suddenly, the sly, stupid sound of the siren erupted, and and silence re-ruled the playground. Silence the loneliest of sounds. (Hal Hal You're still hungry, Jake, the fire still burns, where will the water come from now? Where are the trees?) "Shut Up!" (Ha! Hal Face it Jake, you're obsessed, you're obsessed,) "No!" (Silence, stir, slam! shouting, slam! screaming, siren, stir, silence, stir, slam! screaming, slam! screaming, slam! screaming, silence, siren, stir, silence, silence, silence) "!" (You're obsessed, you are the child molester) 33 S. S. Paddam (4)