Lifted to cloud and memory ...

I walked down a winding path under dripping trees - 

There were broken columns amongst sad greenery -

Veiled urns and lichened angels -

Here, by the path, was the name of Margaret Graham, written on new stone - 

The colour of the sky she crossed - 

High above the tangled city - 

The balloon lifting her to clouds and memory -

November 2022

Abney Park Cemetery 

London