Walking amongst snowdrops ...

We walked on the bright grass - 

Below us the sea reflected heaven - 

We heard skylarks on Ballard Down - 

We'd climbed the steep hillside - 

Thorny hedgerows were banks of dazzling blossom - 

Slender trees held up their shining buds - 

Drowsy sheep lay down in quiet fields - 

The chalk cliffs rose up from the white waves - 

I thought of Gareth, wanting to walk amongst snowdrops - 

His shadow followed mine under the cloudless sky - 

His story was carried by the gentle wind - 

11.28

Wednesday 18 April 2018

Studland Down

Dorset

Last songs ...

In June or July I'll wear a flimsy gown - 

I hear the bright voice on the answerphone - 

You're top of the list she says - 

I'll go to the small hospital - 

Anne will drive - 

I'll look out at the everyday world - 

I'll see again where it ends - 

This is a time for last songs - 

Already I'm becoming smoke - 

17.37

Tuesday 17 April 2018

The Old School House 

East Stoke

Dorset 

All of his steps: remembering Gareth

He heard birdsong in the garden - 

In his pocket there was a passport to another country - 

There were cities with beautiful names beyond the border - 

There were new stars in the sky - 

Pilgrims were waiting to cross the river - 

He stood amongst them - 

All of his steps had led him here - 

17.51

Monday 16 April 2018

The Old School House 

East Stoke 

Dorset 

The impossibility of bring old ...

I remember the Ferguson flickering in the lounge - 

I'm watching Top of the Tops with my dad - 

I like this he says - 

Who are they ?

The Move I say - 

Inwas then still at school - 

We were reading Portrait of the Artist - 

My dad was in the Drawing Office - he'd left the Navy - 

He was younger than I am now - 

I like the name he says - 

The Move - 

The memory stays with me - 

The armchairs in the lounge - 

Roy Wood's hair - 

The excitement of being sixteen - 

The impossibility of being old - 

17.41

Sunday 15 April 2018

The Old School House

East Stoke 

Dorset  

I could still hear the music of a gentle song ...

The tree held up blossoms to the early evening sky - 

Long shadows were cast upon the precious earth - 

I could still hear the music of a gentle song - 

17.37

Saturday 14 April 2018

Warblington 

Our tears were pearls ...

Sandra read the ageless words - 

Gentle pallbearers waited - 

A bird sang - 

Our tears were pearls - 

Each one a memory - 

12.00

Friday 13 April 2018

Warblington

Havant 

Hampshire 

Each sister will bring her a white rose ...

In a few moments I'll be driving to the Premier Inn - 

Tomorrow Sandra will say Love is patient, love is kind - 

My mum will lie in her willow bed - 

Each sister will bring her a white rose - 

14.30

Thursday 12 April 2018

The Old School House

East Stoke

Dorset