Tuesday, 7 July 2015

A night in Wooler ...



After dinner, we looked for the tourist information centre - 

The high street was empty - low clouds hid the stars - 

A wind blew down from the high hills - 

The small shops were full of hopeful wares - 

We saw a second hand bookshop brimming with jolly thrillers -

I admired the gaudy cover of Eric Leyland's Flame and the King's Ransom - 

The spies are wearing hats Martin said -

In the bar of The Bull, barrel chested men played noisy dominoes - 

I stood upon the silent pavement, remembering how we'd seen Tom Tallon's Crag - 

The uplands had been close to heaven, the hill tops veiled in memory by the rain - 


22.00
Monday 6 July 2015

Wooler

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