The books my dad loved ...

I want to read all the books my dad loved - 

To drink cassis with Dick Diver - 

To sit in the garden above the wine dark sea - 

I want to ask Jay if you really can recapture the past - 

I want to pine for the light at the end of the dock - 

To see if boats can sail against the current - 

I want to share Yossarian's astonishment at that Catch - 

That outrageous wickedness, that Catch 22 - 

I want to join the bombardier, naked in the tree - 

Each of the books will bring my dad back to me - 

Each page entering my head - 

Holding the book with his hands - 

Voicing the words with his voice - 

13.47

Tuesday 11 December 2018

The Old School House 

East Stoke 

Dorset