The yard
The louche naked man with the COCK mask meanders about the yard. Meander might be an unkind description but it is certainly a long way from the expected strut. But perhaps cocks don't really strut their stuff, they are more background creatures leaving the running of the yard to the hens occasionally taking centre stage to pose and battle an interloping cock.
The louche naked man with the COCK mask examins the features of the yard, old sculptures on plinths interspersed with newer works with faded signs including prices, faded signs that had not been read for a long time, none with red dots.
The louche naked man with the COCK mask stops at a sculpture of glass beads embedded in blown glass trumpets, stopping to admire the beauty and cleverness of the design, and the interesting juxtaposition to the nature surrounding it when the tannoy announces: THE COCK AND THE JEWEL IS NOW COMMENCING.
The louche naked man with the COCK mask turns to the yard and waits.
COCK was searching for food for himself
And the HENS
When he found a precious stone
How dull, COCK said
If the OWNERS found this they would have cheered
And set it in their finest jewelry
But I would rather have a single grain of barley
And the HENS nodded.
COCK
The cock loves being about the hens, though willing to fight for the position chooses to...
