I heard her laugh and call my name ...

I remembered the stony beach -

I'd walked past tarnished villas - 

Jukeboxes had waited for the night - 

I remembered my smoky Scheherazade -

I breathed again the air of our gaudy nights -

I heard her laugh and call my name - 

29 January 2022

The Old School House

East Stoke

Dorset