The corkscrew stair ...

I'm reading Golding's Spire -

I've walked past the school where he taught his wild boys -

I've see the five rivers running into the city -


Now, whenever I'm there, looking up, I'll see the spire falling -

Devils will run with me down Penny-farthing Street -


In my dreams, I'll climb the corkscrew stair -

I'll hear the song the stones make -


I'll hammer in a nail from Christ's cross -

A six-winged angel will comfort me -



Saturday 2 February 2020


The Old School House
East Stoke
Dorset