The bookshop ...

A man wearing a long coat shuffled from reef to reef of books -

We heard him muttering to himself - 

He fingered the foxed Orange Penguins - 

At the foot of the narrow stair, there were dusty Wisdens - 

I thought of buying a thrilling yarn - 

The floorboards created beneath our feet - 

I glimpsed tall chimneys and clouds through a window in the topmost room - 

13 May 2022

Winchester