Amusements

(For Jane)

My carousel love ended.
The music stopped.
And in the rain -
I clung on to the sculptured horse
Suddenly with no course
Of my own.

In the dark, the kissing lights
Of other fairground rides
Just beginning
Suddenly seemed brighter,
Hurting my eyes.
I slid off my seat and walked past them slowly,
With my head down.

By the exit someone was throwing candyfloss
Onto the ground
To be eaten by raindrops -

Sadness in a sweeter form. 

It surprised me - 

Amongst these amusements,

I had not expected 
To find another broken heart 

Like my own.