What if This Should Be
In the unnatural warmth of late November i sit at the
edge of Lancing Green watching yellow metal monsters
tilted between beach and sea, creating an artificial
shingle plain with mounds of pebbles dredged from other
shores, changing coastlines cannot contain the sea,
it is not if, but when the rising tides will come.
What if this should be our last year? The last time the
ginger cat lights up the winter garden, leaping and
sinking in the snow, ears, a waving tail, green eyes
above the parapet, calling the love of children.
What if this is the last search for snowdrops
before the final tempestuous spring breaks with
gales riffling the evenings of long shadow and long
light, tossing new green leaves and lifting bird song,
the last summer the incandescent flowers of August
reflect their colours on a rainwashed sky, while on
park benches pink hydrangea heads nod themselves to
sleep in the burning wind.
What if this should be the last autumn ice light strikes
silver shadows on the sea before the day fades to gold
and luminous green grass round glowing trees welcoming
the last homeward flight of birds.
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