Shining skin ...

Barefoot upon the grass, I pick up windfalls - 

Each perfect apple will unmute my tongue - 

The door to the garden will open - 

I will enter, and see myself - 

A slender boy beneath the tree -

The years will flow like water - 

I will step inside that shining skin -

4 October 2022

The garden

The Old School House 

East Stoke 

Dorset