A City Alive: 24 Hour Rock n Roll Party
A selection of Haiku-esque poems following Oasis at Heaton Park July 12 2025
Breakfast Wetherspoons breakfast Nerves. Excitement. Beans, toast, tea Blue sky warming. Train 11am Busier than it should be Buzz of bucket hats. Departing Stockport Departing Stockport Saturday: full of promise A viaduct away. To NQ Shades, hat, but hot wins Right, left, then right - the back way Carnival celebrations. Early Lunch Lime, soda, gratis Pizza slice, B-sides singalong. Demob happy: Common. Early Bus Snaking barricades Empty. Stevenson Square, Full. Bus 2, Karaoke. Exhibition Shaded hideaway Guitars, lyrics, memories Dreams that never fade. The Waiting Four, 5pm, more Shade hunting, stranger chat Water fountain, found. CAST Action breaks the heat College singalong for some Enthusiasm! Dicky A Queuing, serious Attention, anthems, all aboard Ends: stay or refuel? T-10 In position, maybe, move Nerves, heat, apologetic bumps THIS IS NOT A DRILL This is Happening Bounding, brotherly love Contagious jubilation A football congregation. The Summit A wave, upon wave Of familiarity Breathtaking, crackling. The Release Against the pull A slow retreat, slightly soon Fireworks behind, the bus ahead. Journey Home Almost silent, absorbing Flashing, blurring, pulsating A longing for cool silence. Midnight Tea Tea to bookend the day Tomorrow a different path awaits Memories now in stone.