He'd once commanded hawks

Brian returns -

I've been in hospital he says -

Shivering on his mobility scooter -

His heart failing -

His beard longer -

He'd once commanded hawks -

Been a friend of bees -

Been gifted honey -

The wind that waits will blow him away -

As though he were shaped out of fallen leaves -

Swanage 

March 2026

Wearing my chinos like Prufrock

Eating a Cornish pasty on the seafront -

The dinosaur roaring above the Pirate Golf -

Gulls swaggering -

Breathing salty air -

Wearing my chinos like Prufrock -

Swanage 

March 2026