Piotr Sommer

Juror Fellow ( 2007 ) Writing Poland

Son goes out of the apartment block to get some air
since the autumn’s still pretty, and why waste the weather.
He goes to the pond to study bugs, returns
and checks everything in books.

From the kitchen window I watch the boys kick a ball.
The door opens, and while the door’s open
you can hear that the lift works today,
clicks shut and moves on, to be useful.