His lean body decorated the vast opulent foyer -
The golden staircase rose up to white balconies high above us -
All was silent -
We wandered through the dreaming hotel -
We breathed in its warm strange air -
We were beguiled by old photographs, pale with age -
An aviatrix climbing into a fragile cockpit -
A steward mixing pre-dinner cocktails -
A woman smiling -
The hotel faced the sea -
Whilst in the Coffee Lounge, I felt beneath me the movement of the waves -
11 October 2022
The Grand Hotel
Scarborough
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