Turning the pages in my small kingdom ...

I'm about to read Undertones of War -

I found my dad's bookmark between page 90 and 91 -

I picture him, carefully folding the scrap of paper -

Placing it between the pages -

Putting down The Portsmouth Evening News -

A corner torn off the Sports Page -

Pompey player struck down -

Mid-fielder delighted with Blues move -

Already when I look in the mirror I see his face -

I sit in my chair as be did, turning the pages in my small kingdom -

Saturday 23 January 2021

The Old School House 

East Stoke 

Dorset