What Death Means to Cats
On Establishing What Death Means to Cats This is our cat, all collected up, Cushion plump, on the Silver Salver given to My grandfather on his marriage, To ‘the iron fist in a velvet glove.’ The cat reflected in the half polished Mappin and Webb tray Knows that she has transgressed And feels all the […]
Manor Farm, Gotherington
The walls stooped Under the weight of age. Windows frowned From gables Out towards Wicked, old, Cleeve hill. At the front, a cote, Devoid of dove and egg, Stood sentry and I, a child Inside its bell, Hushed by such anatomy, Wondering at The innards of the past. In one barn, an old Gig, crippled […]
Conscious Uncoupling
‘You had the world In the palm of someone else’s hand,’ She said, As the dark emerald of The city lights closed in. ‘And you knew that This world would Do anything for you.’ She continued, While a chevron Of wild geese Gossiped their way Towards the salt marsh Where the tide infects The land. […]
Bangor on Dee Churchyard
Between the riverAnd the remainsI watch as my wife and son Do the grave chores,Remove the recidivist,weeds pressing their suitAround the marble,On the headstoneOf my much loved mother. At first I weave aboutAs if in a minefieldNot knowing where to put my feetBut then I am aware of a cropOf ancestors in their great, stone […]