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24 March 2011

George



in my fathers study
holding a flannel to his thin
skin
black mountain vowels
in the oohs and aahs
of his comfort
nine
mile
point colliery
a 14yr old boy
in white
moleskin trousers
first name Alfred
eight hours on the tarmac
at Frankfurt Main
two in the air
four to get home
to be there
to be here
on Christmas day
a mona lisa magnet
gripping you to my fridge
I hold my sisters
shoulders
you talk to us
about Chrysanthemum's
I think
white star line
s
s
doric
to canada
painting the first class cabins
20 years of
saskatchewan, edmonton
calgary, british columbia
vancouver island
winnipeg flying club (1934)
tiger moths (1939)
picking gooseberrys
me
wheeling sarah
around your garden
in the old hulk
of a wheel barrow
and
the violin
you made
from a wardrobe

1 comment:

Beyond Interiors said...

how gentle the love is...