Rainbows End ...

I bought a green keffiyeh this morning in Rainbows End - 

The louche shop was a warm cave tapestried with strange garments - 

A canary yellow shirt caught my eye -

I tried on a bottle green coat with deep pockets - 

Dresses like rich cobwebs hung from the ceiling - 

Perfumed shirts brushed against my face - 

I looked at a birthday card with ironic verses - 

I saw myself in a long mirror - 

Behind me stood my younger selves - 

Before me were my future selves, each one becoming fainter, yet more precious -

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Thursday 10 March 2016

Rainbows End

Swanage 

Dorset