Your birthday

You’ve been gone seventeen years

I’ve been here thirty five

I still

Miss you©

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

whispering

 

whispering wind

golden leaves dance

round my feet ©

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

birdsong

birdsong

reaches crescendo

day breaks ©

welcome

warm welcome

the wag of his tail

woof woof ©

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for Mum

 

chill wind

the warmth of your hand

in mine ©

 

 

patter

a steady patter

on the rooftops

autumn rain ©

swarms

traffic swarms

bumper to bumper

market day ©

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ten years

ten years since diagnosis…

still day turns to night

and night to day ©

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sunset

sunset

a golden glow coats

 the sky ©

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stripe

 

a single stripe

down the bedroom wall

how much she’s grown©