Cousin Michael rang me ...

Cousin Michael rang me just before midnight -

My uncle Dennis had passed away -

I remembered his dazzling smile -

His voice -

The afternoons in the welcoming house -

My two aunts -

Aunty Eileen, Aunty Sylvie -

Back, laughing, from Charlotte Street Market -

Wells Fargo on the telly -

My grandad and my grandma -

My mum and dad -

Uncle Dennis -

Memories whilst the apple logs smouldered -

My heart like a small boat on a dark river -





Monday 23 March 2020


The Old School House
East Stoke
Dorset