The beer garden of The Old House at Home .. .

We sat in the beer garden of The Old House at Home, enjoying the sunshine - slowly, I became calm -  

The pub was draped with flags of Saint George - 

England would soon be playing its first game in the World Cup - 

Brawny men clasped pints of Seafarer - 

I could see the square tower of Saint Faith's Church - my parents went there as often as they could - 

My mum once said she was looking forward to see her dog, Gyp, in heaven - 

I would sit in the field, and Gyp would run amongst the grass, and he'd come back to me - 

When I remembered those words my eyes stung with tears - 

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13 June 2014

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