Memorials
SENRYU FOR ZACH
'Zach's back!' Joyous the Conference of Star-Fathers We cannot attend THE TENOR OF MY LIFE ... Old hands breaking the Last of the Ospringe bay leaves Pavarotti died. (6/9/07) LOCKERBIE Sidereal Mars - My splitting head, the bombed plane, Your tears on my phone MARINES BOMB Stretchers passing me; Young blood runs with mine in a Theatre of war M2 COACH CRASH American friends Hang in the Kentish air Healers are coming NINE/ELEVEN-TWELVE Eleven a.m. Mourning yesterday, today stops I have just started STATHAMS' M6 TRAGEDY Under the carnage A front page ad for the car Soon closing my road (Weekly News Thursday October 23rd 2008) The grief of children Heart-breaking.The naked trees. The wreaths. The black cars. (The Funeral, November 4th 2008-Our Lady Star of the Sea-Noon) The spirits who made These bodies beautiful are flown We weep over bone (November 6th 2008) FATHER FRANK Led to the last seat I stood by your side; your grave Received my red rose. JANET, DEPARTED No-one remembered It was my fun friend who died - I have stopped singing FOR RORY McEWEN My minstrel's last song A scream of wheels, the last tube Painted his still life MY DEAD POET We walked, and smiled... In Folkestone tunnel my husband Picked up your pieces. |