The Italian Gardens

The air was still in the Italian Gardens -

A cool wind blew in from the sea -

Trees shaded the quiet paths -

Above was a sky of heaven's blue -

I looked for my ghosts near the stilled fountain -

They came to me, one by one -

The Italian Gardens 

Scarborough 

July 2026 

Whitby Abbey

The dark stone was lapped by windswept grass -

Soaring arches held up a roof of sky and cloud -

Swifts flew through the high windows -

I glimpsed the timeless blue of the sea - 

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Whitby Abbey

July 2026

Robin Hoods Bay

Once more losing myself in this salty mazy tangle -

Walking up Tommy Baxter Street -

Two herring gulls brawling on a rooftop -

Robin Hoods Bay 

July 2026

Perhaps remembering me

I follow Wallace down the fairway -

I see the man he will be, wearing now a boy's skin -

Tall, kind, with a gentle heart -

Perhaps remembering me if he walks here -

Under these trees, not far from the sea -

Filey

July 2026 1m

Scarborough Monopoly

We play a wild game of Scarborough Monopoly -

Wallace cannily planting hotels -

Otis tumbling the dice like a Mississippi gambler - 

Scarborough 

July 2026 

The white cafe

I wore a blue shirt patterned with flowers in the white cafe -

There were sculpted trees in the dazzling square -

We sipped exquisite cappuccinos -

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Malaga 

June 2026 

Forgetting everything

You kissed me on the cheek -

Then hugged me, gently stroking my back -

I said I love seeing you -

You said I love seeing you too - 

You looked at me - 

We were both silent -

I wanted to be in your arms again -

My heart melted with tenderness -

I thought of how brave you were -

How my heart races seeing your lovely body -

How I forget everything when I'm alone with you -

Husbands, wives, everything -

July 2026