The leafless tree ...

The fingerpost was a like a leafless tree -

Penelope and I sat near it, tiny birds at our feet -

I remembered the warm ocean and bright flowers at the end of the world -

Here, on the November beach -

The pale sky above these wonderful names on the branches of the tree -

I remembered the beautiful wounded land -

The stars I could reach out and touch, just above my head - 

Lifting up my hand to hold them between my fingers -

Wednesday 25 November 2020

Middle Beach

Studland 

Dorset