Lattes for the comrades

The two dudes crafted lattes for the comrades -

Sarah wore her red coat - 

Bright waves broke upon the sand -

Down The Beach

Swanage

April 2024

Back from the edge of the world

I felt all my dear ones close to me -

I had come back from the edge of the world -

I walked in sunlight across bright grass -

I saw the saint after whom I was named - 

I heard my mother's voice -

I felt my father's hand on mine -

Whitcombe 

April 2024

Those moments

Once more -

Wondering what words I'll write - 

Those blank pages - 

Those moments waiting to happen - 

April 2024

Canvassing

We're canvassing Quarry Close -

Savage letter boxes grasp our leaflets - 

We share our stories -

The glowering staffies -

The glimpses of a pinched life -

A shouting TV -

Swanage 

April 2024

Glimpsing the flowers

Glimpsing the flowers you gave me - 

Below the shining branches of the apple tree -

Bright daisies on the lawn - 

The blossom still to fall - 

April 2024

Birdsong under the bright trees

Birdsong under the bright trees -

The scent of bluebells - 

Paths through sunlit greenery - 

Magnolia blossom -

 A glimpse of the Chapel on the hill -

Holding close the memory of this garden - 

To have it with me in the dark - 

Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens 

April 2024

Squires

A shirt worth a pasha's ransom - 

Exquisite cuffs - 

Leaping fish in a dark blue sea -

Squires

Salisbury 

April 2024