HERCULANEUM

The table is set and prepared
In ‘trending’ Samian ware   –

Scarlet plates and drinking bowls
Raised from their form-fitting coffers

Having travelled long by sea
They stand fresh-bathed and shining

Elegantly crisp and clean
As the verse plays of their master

In the household some excitement
Who is the A-list guest invited to supper?

Might it be that cloud of ash
Running down the mountain to embrace them?

 

 

Bernard Saint
Illustration: Claire Palmer

 

 

 

 

 

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