The window seat ...

I sat in the window seat -

Below me was the statue of William Barnes - 

I pictured him, walking, in capel cloak, down Cornhill - 

Behind me were the drowsy books - 

The sunlight fell on green cushions - 

I dreamed an antiquarian's gentle mazy dreams - 

4 May 2022

The Library 

Dorset County Museum 

Dorchester