I walk there still ..

I drank tea with Jay and Bridget in the Castle's knot garden -

The last time I had seen them was before the virus -

Listening to Chet Baker in the sunlit kitchen -

The city of dream and memory beyond their garden -

I walk there still with my younger self -

I wear my young skin again -

I see the same trees in the Bloomsbury squares - 

The same louche windows in Greek Street - 

I see the same pale gods in the Museum -

I walk by the same wide river -

I wear my long blue coat -

I dream my young dreams again -

Friday 21 August 2020

Lulworth Castle 

Dorset