Only beauty and shining air ...

Only invisible people walked in the Italian Gardens -

The gates were closed to all others -

I wanted to see the fountain -

I remembered the water in the lichened basin -

I'd heard music in my head -

I saw names written in the water - 

The first garden cast a fragrant shadow here - 

All was made new -

There were pearls on my tongue -

I wore only beauty and shining air -

24 February 2022

Outside the Italian Gardens 

Scarborough