Patronised by royalty ...

I was drawn by the tawdry sign - 

Your hand is the mirror of your life -

Every line and mark on your hand means something -

We'd walked past the pub where once I'd had a midnight Laphroaig - 

It was low tide - 

Herring gulls circled masked visitors eating Magpie Cafe fish and chips -

I could see the Abbey on its spooky hill -

I peered into the fortune teller's den -

Open - 

Patronised by royalty -

The fortune teller was on her phone - 

She held her Samsun to her ear -

Spirits veiled her armchair - 

In a nearby arcade the claw held up a silver hare - 

May 29 2021

Whitby