It's a common wish

to swim with dolphins for a while

I don't trust that fish

What's going on behind the smile?

Pushing the half dozen sodden flakes of corn
Round the bottom of the Willow pattern dish
The woman wondered how she could endure
The continual daily struggle to exist and enjoy.

There was always Evelyn with her warm heart
And Florence curly in the sunlight smiling out
Two little precious gems conjured from a book
Always ready to give whatever they were able.

Love Grandma Mary **

When you departed for paradise my love you left an ache lodged in my heart,
An ache full of memories mostly sweet, some sour and a few bitter,
An ache that will only leave my soul when I meet you again.
30/6/2020

out toward the west
last vestiges of day light
slowly reclined

River low mountain high
I said hello you bid goodbyes
I felt sorrow, yours a merry lullabyes
Your love I borrowed, mine you coloured with dyes