Remembered

Swirling clouds of starlings in the setting sun

Giant trees embossed with creatures, beckon fears

My yesterdays were so far away, all is ‘said and done’

I could not forget; your voice trembled in my ears

Gone, the Corner House, dairy, once everywhere;

Gas lamps, paraffin stoves, horse & cart, rag & bone,

Inkwell on my desk, pea-soupers outside, choking air.

You were not there.  How long shall I wait, cold & alone

I remembered that time, like clouds above, drifted by

Silent Sundays, freckled dust suspended in sunlight

No phone or TV, I watched my coal fire crackle & sigh

Just conversations with wind and rain, that’s alright

Now I see you, deaf and dumb, on my busy screen

Tapping in & out; disconnecting all that’s ever been

© Christopher 2025

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