The long afternoon ...

The long afternoon lay stretched out before me - 

I sat in the lounge of memory - 

Rain fell upon the small garden - 

Nat King Cole was singing A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - 

At three o'clock I'd drink a glass of water with my mum - 

Bottoms up we'd say - 

There'd be Cosmocol in her glass - 

At five thirty she'd have her Aricept - 

I'd hand my dad the sachet of Laxido - 

Do I take this? he'd ask - 

When's the News on? - 

15.00

Wednesday 9 August 2017

Staunton Road

Havant

Hampshire