Monday, 23 January 2017

The weight of heaven ...



Anne made two walnut cakes this morning - 

Your mum had the recipe in her head she said - 

Anne's cakes were my madeleines - 

Each rich mouthful prompted a memory of childhood - 

I saw again the Ferguson in the lounge, the Readers Digest Atlas, opened to the map of Africa - 

I heard My Fair Lady on the radiogram - 

I smelled the scent of the world upon my dad's greatcoat - 

I felt the weight of heaven above the sky -


16.30
Monday 23 January 2017

The Old School House
East Stoke
Dorset



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