I looked up to see the boy's name ...

I looked up to see the boy's name - 

He would have come here from the Manor House - 

I thought of Ypres - 

I smelled a bitter perfume -

A night all roads would lead to France - 

I'd see the boy return -

Moonlight would fall on Portland stone -

The river would flow between leafless trees -

7 January 2022

St Nicholas Church

Moreton

Dorset