It had been admired from afar for years this large ceramic *** With its abstract animal markings and David Austin old rose Neglected by the continual change in temperature and attention Ten years of survival had been amazing outside this small home.
The lady next door was to gain a gift as the family were selling She gained the ceramic *** to be cultivated to her delighting Next year it would be colourful with a variety of pretty flowers One never knows if one waits long enough how the stars shine.
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.
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
this pain in my chest pulls me under and all at once i am a paper boat lost in a starless sea, drowning in the memory of what we had. i may not know what lies ahead the course uncertain, the waters black but as i lay here alone i realise, perhaps i am not so difficult to love perhaps others are simply afraid