Beyond the bijou estate

Walking past a house called Tamarisk -

Pristine Volvos -

Beyond the bijou estate, the deep blueness of the waves -

 The ribbed sand -

The white bone of the hill above the bay -

Ballard Estate, Sheps Hollow 

Swanage 

August 2026 

Peter had heard the saint

Peter had heard the saint -

He'd told him my name is Cuthbert, this is my land -


I remembered the sand of the Pilgrims' Path -

The island, lapped by the rising tide, made beautiful and strange by prayer -

Swanage 

August 2935

Another precious Thursday

Jake chirruped with joy in the beach pool -

Later, there'd be Jenga -

A babychino -

The gift of his smile -

Another precious Thursday -

Five Rivers Leisure Centre 

Salisbury 

August 2026 

Drifts of windfalls

Drifts of windfalls on the lawn -

The long afternoon ending -

The sweetness of the apples a joyful surprise -

Like moments of happiness -

Like hearing a bird's tender song -

Knowing it was sung for me -

East Stoke

August 2026 

The house he'd shared

When he spoke, I saw the house he'd shared -

The mirror in the lounge -

The sofa where his mum had sat -

The clothes still hanging in the wardrobe -

Swanage 

August 2026 

Letting go

I said I can tell you everything -

We were laughing -

Still brimming with joy from the waves and wind - 

Swanage 

August 2026 

Haunted

There were cracks in the walls -

A garden in shadow -

A bedroom door kept closed -

Steyning 

August 2026