Haven of foxed volumes ...

I found the bookshop on its narrow street - 

Soft rain was falling on the small houses -

In The Star, ale was dark in the glass -

I wore my salty tweed -

I'd seen the wide Bay, the white horses -

The empty sands - 

Here was my haven of foxed volumes -

The memorabilia of forgotten ships -

My net of dreams - 

13 September 2022

Books Afloat

Weymouth