I hear bells ringing ...

I look at old photographs -

It's like listening to music played far away -

There I am -

I'm twelve years old -

I'm drinking Coke in Toni's Bar -

I remember the palms -

I gaze at the camera -

Later I swim in the sun drenched bay - 

I slip off the rocks to dive below the waves - 

I hear bells ringing when I come up for air - 

27 June 2021

The Old School House 

East Stoke 

Dorset