Speaker's age when her partner bought her a cake.
What is 30?
The pampas grass's new growth is like sprouting corn in this country.
What is Egypt?
The speaker's partner put's the gun down on this.
What is the kitchen table?
Relation Giuseppe is to the speaker.
What is uncle?
The speaker relates an anecdote about having lunch with his mother in this city.
What is Paris?
The speaker's partner pours this liquid down her throat.
What is olive oil?
The colour of the extension lead used to power the chainsaw.
What is orange?
The stock (back end) of the gun is made of this.
What is wood?
Island setting of the poem.
What is Sicily?
What is Romans?
The speaker compares herself to this unstoppable force.
What is a juggernaut?
The chainsaw is in the 'mood' to tangle with cloth, jewellery and _____ .
What is hair?
The first thinsg the speaker practices shooting at.
What are tins?
Colour of the mermaid's egg.
What is gold?
Make of car the mother used to drive.
What is a Lanchester?
Length of time the speaker leaves her partner lying there for.
What is six hours?
The speaker uses this accelerant to burn the pampas grass.
What is BBQ fluid?
Two things the speaker's partner smells of after the gun arrives.
What are gun oil and entrails?
Only these two parts of the mermaid are buried.
What are head and hands?
English county the mother lived in.
What is Berkshire?
Tropical food the speaker says she is like.
What is breadfruit?
The chainsaw is kept here over the winter.
Where is under the floor?
Type of flower mentioned in the poem that the speaker says the 'King of Death' sprouts.
What are crocuses?
Three professions mentioned in the poem.
What are doctor, fishmonger and aquarium keeper?
Despite her blindness the mother would still visit or view these three things that require sight.
What are films, tv and art exhibitions?