Random poets

I wanted to put this in "Obscure poets" but it hardly seemed fair to Cope, who isn't really obscure in England and is one of the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' favourites. So here's "The Orange" by Wendy Cope, and this new thread will be for random poetry/poet recommendations you wish to share.

At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.

And that orange, it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.
This is peace and contentment. It’s new.

The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all the jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I’m glad I exist.

Taken from:
The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse.

Philip Larkin chose the poems included in it. Consequently, the book is refreshingly free of modernist arty bollocks and is highly recommended. 🙃