is that your mother’s grave.
no she lived in bournemouth,
buried there.

why did you not bring her
here?

look a leaf fell, it
must be autumn now.

so we built the dens,
one with leaves overlooking,

one with sheets, pegs, ironing boards
as befits domesticity. it got hotter.

i lost touch, did not know
he is in hospital.

sbm.