Waiting for Alice ...

Roses half hid a lichened urn -

Fountains cooled the fragrant air -

Drowsy bees rested on warm petals -

Slender pollarded trees shaded formal paths -

I wore my white broad brimmed hat -

I walked as if any moment I might see Alice -

As if I, too, had gone through the looking glass -

As if I, too, were in a story -

20 July 2022

Alnwick Castle Gardens